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Woman Charged In Ex-Husband's Highway Worksite Murder Initially Thought To Be Car Accident
Oxygen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA woman is accused of murdering her ex-husband just hours after the pair appeared in court for a...
Illinois Senate approves measure to crack down on 'crisis pregnancy centers'
Rockford Register Star via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA rush of legislation passed before a Friday deadline in the Senate included proposals aimed at...
Illinois DCFS hiring event draws hundreds to metro-east. Why are these jobs in such demand?
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 2 months ago“We didn’t really know what today would bring. When we saw the line out here, we were super pumped...
After complaints about Pritzker’s Prisoner Review Board, advocates say it’s become too strict
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRonnie Carrasquillo has been locked up for more than four decades for the 1976 murder of a Chicago...
Jim Dey: Are hospital trauma centers off limits to cops seeking clues?
The News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Ill. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 1—Cortez Turner was convicted of murder in a 2016 drive-by shooting in deep southern Illinois, an incident in which he apparently shot himself in the leg. Now serving a 30-year sentence ...
Not done yet: General Assembly continues past scheduled adjournment
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoBars, restaurants and stores in Springfield can expect to see legislative patrons for at least some...
Illinois poised to lift restrictions on felons who want to legally change their names
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCHICAGO — Reyna Ortiz hopes that one day soon she will be able to show her ID when required without creating confusion because the card has a man’s name on it. A transgender woman, Ortiz has ...
New law gives additional hope to youngest felons facing life in prison
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNelson Morris was only 17 when he was arrested for a double murder that eventually doomed him to spend the rest of his life in prison, with no chance of parole. “When you’re that age ... you ...