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Jury selection in former House Speaker Madigan's corruption trial begins this week | First Listen

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  • Jury selection begins this week in former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan's corruption trial
  • Republican challenging incumbent Democrat Nikki Budzinski for the 13th district U.S. House seat says his fundraising disadvantage will not slow him down
  • Officials are seeing a spike in cases of whooping cough in the state
  • State health officials say opioids are responsible for most overdose deaths in Illinois
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