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Sangamon County Sheriff’s Deputy Sean Grayson holds his weapon while speaking to Sonya Massey in her home on July 6. Grayson was charged with first-degree murder after responding to a call from Massey about a suspected intruder at her home.
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The commission was created after Sonya Massey was shot and killed by a former Sangamon County deputy.
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Kamala Harris accepts her nomination on the final night of the DNC.
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A look back at other sitting vice presidents who were running for the top job and debating on TV against the nominee of the opposition party: Gore in 2000, George H.W. Bush in 1988 and Nixon in 1960.
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Picture of Ashley Brown with the words "A Night on Broadway"
Photo courtesy of the Hoogland Center for the Arts
Ashley Brown originated the role of Mary Poppins on Broadway, and she will perform in Springfield, Ill. on Sept. 14 as the headliner for the Hoogland Center for the Arts Gala. Brown spoke to the Beyond the Mouse podcast about her upcoming performance. For more information visit hcfta.org
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The former site of Heinz Funeral Home is pictured in Carlinville. Its proprietor, August “Gus” Heinz, is accused of misidentifying at least 75 human remains – and as many as 800.
Andrew Campbell
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Capitol News Illinois
As many as 800 families across the country who patronized a Carlinville funeral home may never know if the remains on their mantles belong to their loved ones, according to an affidavit signed by Sangamon County Coroner Jim Allmon.
Spanish couples take their newly adopted Chinese children for a walk in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, March 7, 2007.
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AP
China's Foreign Ministry says the only exception will be for families who are adopting the children or stepchildren of blood relatives in China.
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Noel Gallagher, formerly of the band Oasis, performs in concert with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the BB&T Pavilion on Aug. 8, 2019, in Camden, N.J.
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The Gallagher brothers had a longstanding feud for decades, and the band broke up for good in 2009.
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