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Hundreds sue over alleged sexual abuse in Illinois youth detention centers

ustowner-011 2024-09-24 08:24

More than 200 people in three lawsuits detail abuse for decades by officers, nurses, kitchen staff and chaplains More than 200 men and women were s[……] ....

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Illinois bans corporal punishment in all schools

ustowner-011 2024-08-20 04:28

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. [……] ....

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Donald Trump did not sign Illinois pledge not to overthrow government

ustowner-011 2024-01-08 19:32

Former president sidestepped signing state’s loyalty oath, which opponents Nikki Haley and Chris Christie also have not signed. Joe Biden’s 2024 el[……] ....

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Deep-blue state doled out $5.2 billion in ‘overpayments’ during COVID, gave millions to dead people: audit

ustowner-012 2023-07-29 03:02

The state of Illinois improperly paid out billions of unemployment tax dollars during the COVID-19 pandemic, with tens of millions going to people who[……] ....

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Children Face Solitary Confinement at Illinois Juvenile Detention Facility: ACLU

ustowner-011 2023-07-03 03:23

CHICAGO — Children as young as 11 are confined alone to cells the size of parking spaces up to 23 hours a day at a juvenile detention center in Southe[……] ....

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Illinois man charged after shooting himself during a dream, police say

ustowner-013 2023-06-14 05:14

An Illinois man who police say shot himself in the leg while he was dreaming about burglars has been charged with firearms offenses, officials said Tu[……] ....

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