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Law enforcement officials and drug-policy experts have differing takes on whether Illinois should legalize general use of marijuana. A joint Senate-House…
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Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has officially completed his 15-month prison sentence and is no longer being monitored by law enforcement.Bureau of…
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Chicago has asked a federal judge to halt President Donald Trump's policy of withholding public safety grants from so-called sanctuary cities. The request…
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The son of billionaire Warren Buffett is helping a rural Illinois city halt its declining population.The Howard G. Buffett Foundation has contributed…
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Judges will be encouraged to prescribe longer sentences for repeat gun offenders under a plan signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The idea is to help…
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Law enforcement in Springfield are benefiting from local public officials' efforts to give them easier access to an opioid overdose antidote.A 2015…
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Peoria Police are reminding people of the city’s loud music ordinance in an effort to get out the information ahead of an upcoming enforcement campaign.…
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Illinois legislators are joining a national flurry of efforts to curb laws that allow police to confiscate property even if the owner isn't convicted of a…
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Chicago says it's pushing ahead with police department reforms, no matter what the Department of Justice does. Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered a…
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Neal Anderson wants to get rid of FOID cards in Illinois. The state senator from Moline has introduced a bill to repeal the Firearm Owners Identification…