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Illinois' attorney general is touting a federal court order that will protect low-income families | First Listen

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  • Kwame Raoul says the order will protect the health, education, and social services for low-income families regardless of immigration status
  • Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois says artificial intelligence has the potential to do good but is also concerned about misuse
  • The Sangamon County Mental Health Board has chosen Tatyana Gardner to be its first executive director
  • A serious accident on I-72 sent six people to the hospital
  • The Illinois State Police reminding motorists to make sure children are properly secured when in a car
  • The eight state-run visitor information centers located along the interstates are set to close
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