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6 Illinois prisons to set up temporary housing
A prison watchdog says "bed space is trumping security'' in Illinois correctional facilities as officials announced they plan to set up temporary bed space in a half-dozen mostly medium Read More -
Prosecutors: City of Dixon will recover only $10M
Federal prosecutors say they only expect the city of Dixon to recover about $10 million of the almost $54 million stolen by its former comptroller. Read More -
Advocacy group presses for Illinois preschool funding
A children's advocacy group says Illinois lawmakers grappling with the state's budget mess must make funding preschool a priority. Read More -
President Obama to speak at Chicago high school
President Barack Obama's post-State of the Union speech in Chicago will be at a high school on the city's South Side. Read More -
Eastern Illinois courts not yet allowing cameras
The chief judge in eastern Illinois says it could be a long time before those courts join others now allowing cameras and recording equipment. Read More -
Memorial set for 5th anniversary of NIU shootings
Thursday is the fifth anniversary of the 2008 shootings at Northern Illinois University that left five students dead and many others injured. Read More -
Union wants violent cons to stay put
The union representing Illinois correctional workers is demanding a stop to what it says is the transfer of violent maximum-security prison inmates to less-secure lockups. Read More -
After return, Kirk pushes bipartisanship in Senate
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk says returning to the Senate after suffering a life-threatening stroke has been one of the greatest honors of his life, and one he doesn't want to squander by bickering over p Read More -
Feds approve Ill. health exchange with conditions
Illinois has received conditional federal approval for its plan to provide a health insurance marketplace where thousands of state residents will shop for insurance beginning Oct. 1. Read More
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