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Army dietitian from Alton dies in Kuwait following incident not related to combat

The U.S. Army Reserve Command said Wednesday that Lt. Col. Troy E. Bartley of Alton, died Sunday at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait. His exact cause of death remained under review.

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Laws banning semi-automatic weapons and library censorship to take effect in Illinois

Illinois will usher in 320 new laws on New Year’s Day. The production or purchase of a semi-automatic weapon will be prohibited, and employers will be required to allow paid

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Lawsuit by Illinois, other states accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in transfer rule

A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA’s transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law.

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Illinois man who pepper-sprayed pro-Palestinian protesters charged with hate crimes, authorities say

A man who prosecutors say pepper-sprayed pro-Palestinian protesters in Illinois has been charged with hate crimes and aggravated battery. Cook County prosecutors say 33-year-old Zevulen Ebert used pepper spray against

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Man killed Muslim boy and wounded woman in hate crime motivated by Israeli-Hamas war, police say

Authorities say a 71-year-old Illinois man has been charged with a hate crime, accused of fatally stabbing a young boy and seriously wounded a woman because of their Islamic faith

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Truck crash near Effingham, Ill., kills five and forces an evacuation due to ammonia leak

Five people were killed and five were critically injured when a semitruck carrying anhydrous ammonia crashed in central Illinois about 110 miles northeast of St. Louis.

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Jussie Smollett

FILE - Actor Jussie Smollett, center, leaves the Cook County Jail, March 16, 2022, in Chicago. Smollett’s drawn out legal saga begins anew Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023, when an Illinois

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Illinois Criminal Justice

Shannon Ross poses for a portrait Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023, in Chicago. Ross, who describes himself as Indigenous and a person of color, was arrested in Chicago in October 2019

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Editorial Roundup: Illinois

Champaign News-Gazette. August 25, 2023.

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Texas Weather Heat Wave

FILE - A cyclist tops a hill at sunset, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, in San Antonio, where temperatures continue to hit the triple digit mark. Another record-setting day of high

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