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Governor JB Pritzker enacts two laws aimed at addressing gun violence | First Listen

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  • A new law establishes civil penalties for those who don't properly store their guns
  • A landlord sentenced to decades in prison after he killed a Palestinian American boy and wounded his mother has died
  • The One, Big Beautiful Bill Act increases safety nets for some farmers
  • Unemployment is lower this summer in Springfield and the state
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