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  • A retired Springfield Police sergeant arrested Monday and charged with aggravated DUI
  • Illinois' top cannabis regulator says medical marijuana patients can now purchase cannabis grown by small businesses at their typical discounted rate
  • The U.S. Department of Education announced the University of Illinois had not met its obligations to assess hostile actions on the Urbana campus against Jewish and Muslim students
  • Peoria Congressman Darin LaHood says the state should decide and enforce current gun laws
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