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Pritzker: Minnesota woman posed no threat

Governor says the agents are not trained for the job.

Quantorius Courtney

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Man out on pretrial release arrested after home shot up in Jacksonville

No one was hurt in the shooting. 

High School Girls Basketball

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Illinois Girls High School Basketball Poll

Look here for the AP Girls Basketball polls in Classes 1A-4A!

High School Boys Basketball

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Illinois Boys High School Basketball Poll

Look here for the AP Boys Basketball polls in Classes 1A-4A!

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Glenn Hall, whose NHL goalie starts streak may never be broken, dies at age 94

A pioneer of the butterfly style of goaltending of dropping to his knees, Hall backstopped Chicago to the Stanley Cup in 1961.

Illinois is six months away from having a new state agency responsible for early childhood education programs.

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IL Department of Early Childhood to officially launch this summer

Recommendations to consolidate early childhood programs into one state agency first surfaced five years ago.

Albert Nacteta-Ngandjui

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Springfield man arrested for DUI crash injuring police officer

According to a police report, witnesses said Albert Nacteta-Ngandjui ran a red light, hitting an officer in the squad car. 

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