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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Blake has been discharged from a hospital in Wisconsin and is now undergoing treatment at an Illinois rehabilitation clinic. Blake was left paralyzed after a Kenosha police officer shot the 29-year-old Black man in the back in August. Blake’s uncle Justin Blake told ...Read more

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois governor says he is confident Congress will put together another coronavirus pandemic relief package despite President Donald Trump’s instructions to shut down talks until after the election. The budget that ...Read more

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 42 more COVID-19 related deaths, along with 2,630 additional confirmed cases. Those deaths include a female in their 40’s from Bureau County. This is also the highest daily case count the state has seen since the start of ...Read more

OTTAWA – LaSalle County reported 23 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, individuals ranging in age from youth to their 80s. The county health department also reported that one previous case was found to reside outside of the county, and case numbers have been adjusted. Since the start of ...Read more

By ERIC TUCKER and BEN FOX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity agency have issued a series of advisories in recent weeks aimed at warning voters about problems that could surface in the election — as well as steps Americans ...Read more

PALANTINE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago woman has died from injuries she suffered when her motorcycle crashed as she was taking part in a weekend motorcycle safety training course at Harper College. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the woman as 66-year-old Carol ...Read more

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The governor of Illinois has outlined proposals for improving the criminal justice system. Gov. J.B. Pritzker made the proposals on Tuesday. They stem from a commission headed by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton at work since January. ...Read more

By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Democratic chairman of an Illinois House committee investigating misconduct by Speaker Michael Madigan has postponed further hearings until after the election.Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch of Hillside accused ...Read more