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Crime
Ehresman was last seen on a neighbor's surveillance camera entering Chavez's Oak Park home. The next morning, Chavez is seen driving her car to the South Austin neighborhood, where it was found days later.
Illinois Business
Growers who sell a bushel of corn in Illinois pay the checkoff to the marketing board to promote the industry. The money is used for research, marketing, and education.
Illinois Politics
The Illinois law was celebrated by activists who argue that detaining people awaiting immigration hearings is inhumane and costly. They’ve pushed to have detainees released nationwide.
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Illinois is one of the last states with executive mandates in place and, with COVID numbers plummeting, many analysts are unsure as to why Gov. Pritzker is fighting so hard against democratic principles.
Bulls
Terms of Thompson's deal weren't disclosed.
Blackhawks
The 37-year-old Fleury made a handful of impressive saves among his 27 stops in regulation, getting credit for his 71st career shutout and fourth of the season.
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In exchange for her guilty plea, prosecutors dropped all of the other charges she faced, including counts of money laundering, and disbursing charitable funds without authority for personal benefit or use.
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The relationship between the two victims is unknown currently, but they were in a vehicle together. The child is in stable condition with a single gunshot wound to his buttock.
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Miraculously, there were no reported injuries in the crashes, and authorities were able to escort all the stranded motorists to warming centers.
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“The existence of an actual controversy is a prerequisite for appellate jurisdiction, and a reviewing court will generally not decide matters that are abstract, hypothetical, or moot,” the appeals court ruled.
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I-39 was closed north of Bloomington after a pileup of approximately 100 vehicles and I-74 eastbound near Champaign was completely blocked for a while after a crash involving several semitrailers, police said.
Preps
Whitney Young's rollercoaster season continues in 4A, hardly any changes in 3A, and both 2A/1A each have a three-way tie among its ranks.