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Gun expert says assault weapons ban ‘describes the most popular firearms I’m involved with’
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] EAST ST. LOUIS – A firearms expert testified Wednesday that the weapons restricted under Illinois’ assault weapons ban include ...
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Contractor’s unsecured databases exposed sensitive voter data in over a dozen Illinois counties
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Around 4.6 million records associated with Illinoisans in over a dozen counties – including voting records, registrations and death ...
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Case of former AT&T boss accused of bribing Madigan heads to jury
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – On Valentine’s Day in 2017, then-AT&T Illinois President Paul La Schiazza got some good news: After years of trying to ...
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Prosecutors rest case against former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing Madigan
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – After years of pushing in Springfield, AT&T Illinois’ executive team was thrilled when the Illinois General Assembly in ...
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State Supreme Court hears arguments in Jussie Smollett’s effort to overturn conviction
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in actor Jussie Smollett’s appeal to overturn his conviction on disorderly conduct charges for falsifying a hate crime. Smollett, who ...
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On witness stand, former AT&T lobbyist describes how Madigan ally got $22,500 contract
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – The day before Thanksgiving in 2016, then-AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza read some news that frustrated him.
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Jury selection begins in trial of former AT&T Illinois boss accused of bribing Madigan
CHICAGO – Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in the trial of former AT&T Illinois president Paul La Schiazza, who federal prosecutors allege bribed once-powerful Illinois House Speaker Michael ...
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Supreme Court hears cases pertaining to detention under the SAFE-T Act
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a pair of cases that test the authority of local courts to hold criminal suspects behind bars while they await trial. The cases come ...
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Trial begins in challenge to assault weapons ban
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] EAST ST. LOUIS – The owner of a gun store testified Monday that Illinois’ ban on the sale of assault-style weapons and large ...
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East St. Louis forum to tackle persistent childhood poverty
Educators, health officials, lawmakers coming together on Tuesday in East St. Louis, where one in two children live in poverty ...
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Secretary of State helps launch first-of-its-kind state ID program for inmates exiting Cook County Jail
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