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Pritzker lays out projects included in capital bill Video included

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MARION (WSIL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker promoted a $45 billion plan to repair roads and other infrastructure in Illinois during a tour of southern Illinois.

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Walker's Bluff casino project is finally underway Video included

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CARTERVILLE (WSIL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker stood by local lawmakers at Walker's Bluff on Tuesday touting his capital infrastructure plan and announcing a major economic growth opportunity.

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Gov. Pritzker visits southern Illinois

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WILLIAMSON CO. (WSIL) -- The governor is making stops at Walker's Bluff and at Laborers Local 773 in Marion to tout the recently passed Rebuild Illinois package.

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SIU Head Start gets $3.5 million grant

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CARBONDALE (WSIL) -- U.S. Representative Mike Bost Monday announced a U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) grant of $3.5 million was awarded to Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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Order: Abortions can continue at Missouri's lone clinic

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ST. LOUIS (AP) - Missouri commissioner says state's only abortion clinic can continue providing service as fight over license plays out.

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Gov. Pritzker signs capital plan

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 SPRINGFIELD (WSIL) -- Governor J.B. Pritzker is set to sign the state's first capital plan in nearly a decade. 

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Illinois Attorney General encourages residents to participate in 2020 Census following SCOTUS decision

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CHICAGO (WSIL) -- Following Thursday's Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision returning the proposed 2020 census citizenship question to the U.S. Department of Commerce for further action, Attorney General Kwame Raoul encouraged all Illinois residents to participate in the census in order to ensure an accurate count.

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Supreme Court blocks census citizenship question

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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court is forbidding President Donald Trump's administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census for now.

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Illinois governor gets boat speed warning on Wisconsin lake

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CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker's press secretary says the governor received a warning for speeding during a boating trip on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin.

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Group plans to boycott gas tax increase Video included

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(WSIL) -- In less than a week, drivers will begin paying more at the pump. 

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Durbin warns against another reckless war in the middle east

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSIL) -- U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, today warned the Trump Administration against another reckless war in the Middle East.

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Bost announces technical assistance program for Alexander County

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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WSIL) -- U.S Representative Mike Bost, of Murphysboro, announced today that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has selected Alexander County as one of 47 jurisdictions nationwide to participate in a rural economic development program.

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LGBTQ community holds town hall with local lawmaker Video included

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CARBONDALE (WSIL) -- The LGBTQ community demanded answers from lawmakers who represent them in Springfield during a town hall Tuesday night.  

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Mueller agrees to testify before two House panels next month

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats say Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly before the House Judiciary and intelligence committees after both panels issued subpoenas to him Tuesday evening.

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The challenges of legalizing marijuana Video included

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WILLIAMSON COUNTY (WSIL) -- Local law officials say the legalization of marijuana will be a challenge for law enforcement.

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