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Auditor General Report Documents Failures At Troubled Illinois DCFSA critical report was released Thursday about the embattled Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
Pritzker Reluctant To Criticize Madigan On Harassment ReportThe report ordered by former state executive inspector general Maggie Hickey and released focused on three allegations of sexual misconduct or intimidation.
Gov. JB Pritzker Signs Law Increasing Minimum Salary For Illinois TeachersIn an effort to address a statewide teacher shortage, Gov. JB Pritzker has signed legislation gradually raising the minimum salary for Illinois teachers to $40,000 a year.
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Judge Names Former Federal Prosecutor Dan Webb As Special Prosecutor In Jussie Smollett CaseJudge Michael Toomin announced Webb's appointment as special prosecutor at a hearing Friday morning at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
Metra Halting Electric District Trains Near Riverdale After Truck Hits BridgeMetra police have requested that all Electric District trains stop at the Riverdale station in south suburban Riverdale, after a truck hit a railroad bridge.
Illinois State Police Trooper Shot Serving Search Warrant In East St. LouisThe trooper’s condition was not immediately available, but CBS affiliate KMOV-TV reports the trooper was taken to the hospital.