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Some lawmakers want DCFS children to have their own attorneys and other top stories | First Listen

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  • Some lawmakers want DCFS children to have their own attorneys
  • Springfield police investigating death of three-year-old child
  • State police are advising people to designate a sober driver if they plan to drink at Super Bowl parties
  • Carl Sandburg College looking to recover money from a person who impersonated an accountant for a construction firm
  • Clarification still coming on Illinois' inflation relief payment from last year and whether it is taxable
  • One group in Chicago calling for an increase in state taxes
  • Craig McFarland, Springfield Municipal Opera Board Member, details the Muni's Audition Workshop taking place this weekend
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