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Former longtime Illinois legislative leader Michael Madigan is convicted in corruption trial

6 months 3 weeks ago
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago Democrat who once set much of Illinois’ political agenda as the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history was convicted of conspiracy, bribery and wire fraud Wednesday in a split verdict in his high-profile corruption trial. In a packed courtroom, jurors convicted former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan of 10 counts [...]
SOPHIA TAREEN, Associated Press

Pritzker delays $1.2B invasive carp project over concerns Trump won't cover federal share

6 months 3 weeks ago
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has decided to delay work on a $1.2 billion project meant to prevent invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes out of concerns that the Trump administration won't pay the federal government's share of the costs. Illinois, Michigan and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been planning to install a gauntlet of technologies in the Des Plaines River near Joliet, Illinois, to deter approaching fish.
TODD RICHMOND

Snow days stack up: How many more can Missouri schools take?

6 months 3 weeks ago
Missouri schools may call for snow days on Wednesday and Thursday this week, following a major January snowstorm that shut down some districts for an entire week. As snow days pile up, some schools could be scrambling to make up lost time to meet state requirements.
Joey Schneider

Lawyers for Sonya Massey's family say $10M settlement 'first step;' await trial, legislative changes

6 months 3 weeks ago
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A $10 million settlement between county officials in Springfield, Illinois, and the family of Sonya Massey is the “first step in getting full justice” for the Black woman fatally shot in her home last summer by a sheriff's deputy, lawyers said Wednesday. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump told reporters the settlement, [...]
JOHN O'CONNOR, Associated Press