Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies at 54

Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer-songwriter dedicated to her father’s legacy, died Thursday after being hospitalized for a medical emergency. She was 54.

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Report: 49 more children die in Illinois DCFS care last year than year before

(The Center Square) – A new report by an inspector general for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services shows 171 children died while in contact with the department last year, 40% more than the year before. Lawmakers are now demanding action.

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Some Illinois sheriffs won’t enforce Pritzker’s gun ban, registry

It is now illegal to buy or sell more than 170 semi-automatic firearms. Those who owned such guns before the ban went into effect Tuesday when the governor signed the measure must register them with Illinois State Police by Jan. 1, 2024. There’s also a ban on long gun magazines of more than 10 and handgun magazines of more than 15.

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Uplifting agriculture industry with future-focused training at RLC

The Southern Region of Nutrien recently attended a training session at Rend Lake College’s Agronomy Innovation Center, provided by Syngenta. The training covered machines and applications for agricultural spray application, including mixing, cleaning, and chemicals. The partnership with Syngenta allowed Nutrien to upskill its current agricultural employees and encourage a pipeline of students for the future workforce.

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Prosecutors: Madigan told McClain that benefactors of alleged scheme ‘made out like bandits’

(The Center Square) – Prosecutors in a case involving Michael Madigan say they have wires of the former Illinois House speaker acknowledging operatives “made out like bandits” in a scheme involving utility ComEd.

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Members of the 103rd General Assembly take the oath of office

(The Center Square) – The 103rd Illinois General Assembly is officially underway for a new two-year term after members of the House of Representatives and the Senate were sworn in during separate ceremonies Wednesday in Springfield.

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Pritzker to police on gun ban enforcement: ‘They will do their job or won’t be in their job’

(The Center Square) – With a new ban on certain guns now in place in Illinois, some have said they won’t comply. Gov. J.B. Pritzker has a message for law enforcement: Do your job or else. Gun-rights groups say the ban won’t last long.

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Pritzker lays out second-term agenda after inauguration

(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker is now in his second term.

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Illinois weapons ban bill heads for final vote

In his second inaugural address, Gov. J.B. Pritzker vowed that Democratic lawmakers will send to his desk comprehensive legislation to ban military-style firearms and to require such guns already in circulation to be registered.

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2023 national championship: Georgia, Stetson Bennett overpower TCU for most dominant victory of title game era

LOS ANGELES — No. 1 Georgia won the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship in record-setting fashion Monday night, overpowering No. 3 TCU in a gaudy 65-7 victory that marked the most dominant title-game performance in the sport’s history. The win, which featured the Bulldogs scoring the most points in any FBS national title game, makes Georgia the first back-to-back national champions of the CFP era and first at all since Alabama in 2011-12.

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