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Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020
The dome of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo The Center Square More than 24,000 Illinoisan seek unemployment…
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Ohio lawmakers propose expanding list of offenses that would disqualify officeholders from retirement benefits
Ohio state Rep. Gayle Manning Ohio House of Representatives By Todd DeFeo (The Center Square) – A pair of Republican…
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Federal grand jury indicts Tennessee state senator on 48 counts of wire fraud, embezzlement
In a photo provided by the Tennessee State Senate, Tennessee state Sen. Katrina Robinson poses for a photo in Nashville,…
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Bangor has highest property crime rate among Maine cities
(The Center Square) – Bangor, Maine, experienced the highest property crime rate – 4,095 per 100,000 people – among the…
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Corruption expert says ComEd patronage scandal comes with questions for taxpayers
In this Sept. 6, 2013 photo, a senior energy technician for Commonwealth Edison holds a standard electricity meter, left, and…
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Tennessee state senator charged with theft, wire fraud of over $600,000
In a photo provided by the Tennessee State Senate, Tennessee state Sen. Katrina Robinson poses for a photo in Nashville,…
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Buckeye Institute joins COVID-19 amicus brief: private school closures could cost taxpayers $252M
First-grade students listen to their teacher inside a Sidney, Ohio classroom. Kate Way / Shutterstock.com By Scott McClallen (The Center…
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COVID-19 court filing: Private schools closures could cost taxpayers $252M
An empty classroom. Christine Cowen | Wikimedia via Creative Commons By Scott McClallen (The Center Square) – The Mackinac Center…
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Rochester has highest property crime rate among New Hampshire cities
(The Center Square) – Rochester, New Hampshire, experienced the highest property crime rate – 2,914.7 per 100,000 people – among…
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De-escalation tactics, police bias discussed in House committee hearing ahead of special session
Law enforcement officials respond to reports of a shooting at Ballston Quarter mall in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, Sept. 14,…
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Feds: 25 agents coming to Milwaukee to fight spike in violent crime
Federal agents deployed in Portland, Oregon. Austin Johnson/AP By Benjamin Yount (The Center Square) – Milwaukee U.S. Attorney Matthew Krueger said…
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Ratepayers could see payouts under new class action suit against ComEd
This Sept. 6, 2013 photo, shows Brian Malloy, a senior energy technician for Commonwealth Edison, replacing a standard electricity meter…
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Quick hits: Illinois news in brief for Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The dome of the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois. Shutterstock photo The Center Square Madigan political funds brings in $550,000 …
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Op-Ed: To reform policing, Illinois must rehabilitate its errant labor laws
Thousands of people gather for the Chicago March for Justice in honor of George Floyd at Chicago’s Union Park Saturday,…
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Binghamton has highest property crime rate among New York cities
Court Street is seen Aug. 29, 2018, in downtown Binghamton, New York. debra millet / Shutterstock.com (The Center Square) –…
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Milwaukee leaders resist federal help despite violent 12 hours on Monday
TFoxFoto | Shutterstock.com By Benjamin Yount (The Center Square) – One day after eight people were wounded in seven separate…
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Three arrested on gun charges hours after Trump’s federal surge announced in Chicago
The Everett McKinley Dirksen United States Courthouse in downtown Chicago, Illinois. (Ken Lund | Flickr via Creative Commons) By Cole Lauterbach (The Center…
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After filing lawsuits challenging Pritzker in multiple counties, attorney takes aim at county officials who enforce COVID-19 orders
Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at a news conference Monday in Peoria. Courtesy of the State of Illinois By Greg Bishop…
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Superior has highest property crime rate among Wisconsin cities
(The Center Square) – Superior experienced the highest property crime rate – 4,275.7 per 100,000 people – among the cities…
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Republicans demand answers whether Bernell Trammel killing was related to support of Trump
Bernell Trammell is seen above from a YouTube video posted in 2016. Photo: YouTube/Bernell Trammel By Benjamin Yount (The Center…
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Upper Merion Township has highest property crime rate among Pennsylvania cities
(The Center Square) – Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania, experienced the highest property crime rate – 3,602.5 per 100,000 people –…
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State: Floridians agreed ‘financial obligations’ must be paid before felons can vote
Former felon Yolanda Wilcox (left) fills out a voter registration form as her best friend, Gale Buswell, looks on at…
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Lawmakers unveil criminal justice reform packages to increase safety, reduce costs
Speaker of the House Lee Chatfield, R-Clarklake, introduces a bipartisan criminal justice reform package on July 22. By Scott McClallen…
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Former Pennsylvania senator sentenced on child pornography charges
Former Pennsylvania state Sen. Mike Folmer, R-Lebanon, speaks at a Senate committee hearing, Wednesday, March 28, 2018. Image courtesy of…
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Report indicates 150 federal officers to deploy in Chicago this week
By Greg Bishop (The Center Square) – City officials reported 63 shootings and 12 murders in Chicago this weekend and…
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Reports: Ohio Speaker Larry Householder arrested as part of $60 million public corruption case
Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder. Image courtesy of the Ohio House of Representatives (The Center Square) – Authorities arrested Ohio…
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