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Illinois attorney general wins state’s first civil hate crime lawsuit
Jenna Schweikert
The win came among dozens of lawsuits the state has filed against the Trump administration in the past year
Centerpoint Community Church Pastor Brian Russell stands in front of the former St. Bernard's Catholic Church in Peoria's East Bluff neighborhood.
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Q&A: Pastor Brian Russell eager to bring new ministry to East Bluff in former St. Bernard’s church
Joe Deacon
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Peoria woman gets 45-year prison sentence in fatal stabbing
Joe Deacon
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