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Pirates hang on for tense 2-1 victory over Cubs
PITTSBURGH - Joe Musgrove pitched seven strong innings and his hard slide led to both teams emptying their benches in an…
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Illinois House approves banning tobacco sales to under-21
The Illinois House has voted to bar tobacco sales to those under age 21 a day after the legislation fell four votes shor…
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Illinois becomes 37th state to ratify Equal Rights Amendment
After hours of debate Wednesday night, the Equal Rights Amendment to the United States Constitution passed the Illinois …
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Bernard Schoenburg: Gov. Rauner publicly quiet on budget in recent days
In the final weeks that lawmakers have been working to craft a budget compromise, Gov. BRUCE RAUNER has avoided publicly…
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5th annual Jewish Film Series begins next week
The subject of "Menashe," one of the entrants in the fifth annual Jewish Film Series, which is presented by the Jewish F…
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The Muni opens summer season with 'Little Shop of Horrors'
Courtney Wick dreamed of playing Seymour, the protagonist from "Little Shop of Horrors" growing up. This June, she's pla…
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Illinois Senate approves balanced, no-new-taxes budget
In a turnaround from the sharp partisan differences of the past few years, Illinois senators Wednesday evening overwhelm…
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Reyes returns, but Cardinals fall to Brewers 3-2
MILWAUKEE - The Cardinals' Alex Reyes pitched four scoreless innings in his return from Tommy John surgery, and Oswaldo …
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Gun bills advance in Illinois legislature
Some of the less-controversial proposals in Gov. Bruce Rauner's public safety package have begun to move through the Ill…
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Sangamon County Jail's longest-serving inmate to remain until at least August
Six years and a day after Johnny Ray Priester was booked into Sangamon County Jail, he was supposed to be sentenced Wedn…
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Appeals court refuses to dismiss Schock corruption charges
CHICAGO - An appeals court in Chicago refused to dismiss corruption charges against former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock, sayin…
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Springfield police still seeking information on city's latest homicide
Springfield police on Wednesday were still seeking information about Tuesday morning's shooting death of a 26-year-old m…
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Plains' Brock Brummett named Sangamon County Student of the Year
Brock Brummett, a 2018 graduate of Pleasant Plains High School, appeared pretty calm Tuesday when he learned...
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Budget negotiators say things on track for budget by Thursday
Illinois budget negotiators said they remain confident an agreement on a new state budget can be reached by Thursday eve…
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Plan to raise smoking age to 21 stalls in Illinois House
With just days before the end of the legislative session, an effort to raise the smoking age in Illinois from 18 to 21 s…
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