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Mar 31

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Sen. Duckworth writes of resiliency, healing in her book that’s a ‘love letter’ to America

Senator Tammy Duckworth, a Democrat from Illinois, made headlines recently when she threatened to block President Joe Biden's cabinet nominations until Asian Americans had more representation in the administration. She joins Judy Woodruff now to speak about the administration's response,…

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Mar 15

Chicago parish fiercely backs priest after sex abuse claims

By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

Michael Pfleger's initial accusers were two brothers in their 60s who haven't publicly identified themselves. They allege that Pfleger groomed them as children and abused them at Chicago-area rectories.

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Feb 18

Longtime Illinois state legislator Michael Madigan to resign seat

By John O'Connor, Associated Press

An institution in Illinois politics, Madigan is resigning the post he has held for 50 years. He was tarnished by a federal investigation of Statehouse bribery announced last summer that implicated him.

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Nov 25

27 coronavirus deaths at Illinois veterans nursing home prompts probe

By Associated Press

State officials have launched investigations into a coronavirus outbreak at a veterans nursing home in Illinois that has infected nearly 200 residents and staff members, and killed 27 veterans.

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Oct 28

Lawyers say police footage doesn’t show fatal shooting of Illinois Black man

By Associated Press

Marcellis Stinnette was killed and his girlfriend, Tafara Williams, was wounded after a Waukegan police officer shot them in their car on Oct. 20. Attorney Benjamin Crump says it appears that the officer had his body camera off during key…

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Oct 25

Roads to Election 2020: What, why and how Americans are voting this election

By PBS NewsHour Weekend

PBS NewsHour Weekend criss-crossed the country including key battleground states to speak to voters about issues they most care about and how they plan to vote. We also spoke with reporters at our partner public media stations across the nation…

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Sep 29

llinois Gov. Pritzker will quarantine 2 weeks

By Associated Press

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker will quarantine for two weeks after a member of his administration tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Sep 20

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For Illinois voters, COVID-19 and recession are top of mind

By PBS NewsHour

This November, Illinois will be going to the polls for the presidential, Senate and other local races, resulting in several competing ideologies on both sides of the political divide. At the national level, urban voters, especially in Chicago support Biden…

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Aug 15

Former Illinois Gov. James Thompson, ‘Big Jim,’ dies at 84

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

Former Illinois Gov. James R. Thompson has died. He was 84. Thompson was known as “Big Jim” during a long career that eventually made him the state’s longest-serving chief executive. His wife, Jayne, told the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago…

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Aug 10

Over 100 arrested in Chicago during unrest following police shooting

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

Police Superintendent David Brown said it “was not an organized protest” but instead “an incident of pure criminality” that began following the shooting of a person by police the previous day in the city's Englewood neighborhood.

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