HOUSTON — The spiritual home for the past half century to George H.W. and Barbara Bush began its final goodbye Wednesday as the 41st president’s body was carried inside with echoes of Hail to Chief still ringing in the air.

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CARBONDALE — John Shaw wants to talk about statesmanship.

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Gov. Bruce Rauner said Thursday that taxpayers will end up paying for the decisions of lawmakers who voted to override two of his vetoes.

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Emergency response crews continued to survey and clean up damage from a line of tornadoes that raked central Illinois Saturday evening.

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CAIRO — Former Alexander County Housing Authority Executive Director James Wilson was ordered Wednesday to pay a penalty of $500,000 for making false claims while he was the director, court documents show.

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The Democrat who said she wanted to give a Republican colleague’s family a “broth of Legionella” so they would “ultimately die” during a heated debate apologized, but won’t resign.

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A bill that would make it easier to eliminate some units of government in two of the state’s 102 counties could be on its way to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s desk this week.

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Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker tapped a new committee Tuesday to tackle some of Illinois’ urgent issues in K-12 and higher education, leaning on Chicago and state officials to develop solutions to immense challenges worsened by long-standing budget problems.

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Video poker machines are more prevalent and profitable than ever before, according to a new state report.

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MARION — A 3-month-old baby died Monday after a Friday call to law enforcement reporting child abuse.

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