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Illinois News - 5/14/2016
84-year-old grandfather to graduate from Chicago's Northeastern Illinois UniversityIllinois lawsuit against Senate candidate Duckworth in court
Illinois Senate campaign targets 'war hero' veterans record
Chicago replacing agency that reviews police misconduct
Illinois lawmakers pass $700M for human services programs
Illinois Senate approves education funding overhaul
Illinois energy industries pushing for state help
Texas woman accused of using Chicago doctor's credentials
Change in delayed-payment rules would benefit CWLP
Feds dispute claim ex-U.S. Rep. Reynolds can't prepare for trial
Missouri man gets 25 years in Illinois murder-for-hire plot
Legislators plead Clinton nuke case with Rauner
Emanuel says to scrap police review authority
Chicago Public Schools Principals bracing to lose 20 percent in school budgets
Rahm backs $2.2M settlement in case of man killed by cops in 2005
Chicago Public Schools warns of dramatic cutbacks to summer school programs
Flyers promoting anti-Rauner rally banned from state offices
Emanuel denies some Chicago neighborhoods being left behind
Clout company gets $60M towing contract to maintain stranglehold
Prominent chef Tony Hu charged with underreporting cash receipts
Government on hook for $9 million verdict in Northwest Side hospital deaths
Startup insurer affiliated with UnitedHealthcare plans Chicago-area expansion
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