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Congressman urges more pay for college athletes
An Illinois congressman supports the idea of college athletes getting paid like school employees, but others say programs might be cut and players could...
WATCH: Lawmakers differ on potential elimination of U.S. Department of Education
Education is a hot topic as budget talks heat up at the Illinois Capitol.
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Feds, some lawmakers tackle post-Madigan efforts to curb public corruption
Federal authorities and state lawmakers say they will keep fighting public corruption in Illinois after the conviction of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan.
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Defense soon to rest at ex-Illinois House speaker’s corruption trial
A defense attorney has presented a statement in lieu of testimony from Gov. J.B. Pritzker at the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker...
Legal arguments precede cross-examination of former speaker at corruption trial
Knowledge of unlawfulness is one of the issues that Judge John Robert Blakey expects to clarify when he prepares jury instructions at the bribery...