Alleged Chicago serial killer charged
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River Cities initiative sets sail
March 1, 2025PEORIA – Mayors of cities and towns along the Illinois River are banding together to form an organized coalition to help influence national policy and investment decisions. Modeled…
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Life sentences for young offenders banned – but not for those already behind bars
March 1, 2025This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. sits in a visitor’s room at Lawrence Correctional Center, a small, cinder block box with a guard…
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Chicago man charged in 2023 carjacking
March 1, 2025A Chicago man has been charged in connection with a 2023 carjacking. Eric Evans, 34, faces one count of vehicular hijacking, a Class 1 felony, for allegedly forcefully taking a vehicle….
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R.F.D. News & Views
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Lawsuit threatens minority teacher scholarships
March 1, 2025SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed continuing the funding for a program aimed at getting more minority teachers in classrooms as a conservative legal strategist challenges…
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Lawmakers weigh ‘medical aid in dying’
February 28, 2025CHICAGO — State lawmakers are considering legalizing a controversial medical practice that proponents say could ease suffering for the terminally ill. It’s sometimes called “assisted…
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Federal action stirs anxiety for farmers
February 28, 2025CHICAGO — The effects of President Donald Trump’s planned tariffs on allies and rivals are yet to be seen, but farmers in Illinois are bracing for their impact – even as they…
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Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition
February 28, 2025SPRINGFIELD – A month into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has warned that the breakneck pace at which the Trump administration has been…
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Laesch earns rematch with Irvin for Aurora mayor
February 28, 2025For the second time in four years, incumbent Mayor Richard Irvin and John Laesch will face off in an election for Aurora’s top job. However, this time, Laesch, an at-large Aurora…
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