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A weekend fire in Virden kills a father and his two sons and other stories | First Listen

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  • The Sangamon County Coroner confirms three people died in a Virden house fire
  • Two Illinois Democratic lawmakers teaming up to address the "wandering officer" problem
  • Governor Pritzker stops a project to prevent invasive carp from coming into Lake Michigan because of questions over federal funding
  • The Illinois Farm Bureau says new tariffs and retaliatory duties could result loss of long term soybean market share in the U.S.
  • New IDOT Secretary wants to speed up construction projects
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