- More federal money coming to cleanup the old Pillsbury Mills site in Springfield
- Illinois lawmakers have passed some changes to child labor laws
- A bill to ban contests that reward participants for killing fur-bearing animals is unlikely to pass before the Illinois legislature adjourns
- A former aid to the a state representative has been charged with sending obscene and harassing messages to another lawmaker, according to WGN-TV
- An employee at Choate Mental Health and Development Center has been charged with aggravated battery for allegedly abusing a patient
More federal money coming to cleanup the old Pillsbury Mills site in Springfield | First Listen
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