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Illinois state Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, D-Chicago, left, talks with fellow state Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch, D-Hillside, during the lame-duck session for the Illinois House of Representatives held at the Bank of Springfield Center, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, in Springfield, Ill. (Justin L. Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP)

Illinois replaces longest-serving legislative leader in US

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

Awaiting documents, Democrats postpone Madigan hearing

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FILE - In this July 26, 2017, file photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Illinois House Republicans have moved to form a special investigative committee on Speaker Madigan, who has been implicated in a federal bribery investigation. Republicans petitioned to form the committee this week, saying Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, that the House must &quot;do its job and conduct a thorough investigation.&quot; (Justin Fowler/The State Journal-Register via AP, File)

Madigan probe delayed until after election; GOP objects

By JOHN O'CONNOR - Associated Press

Woman who embezzled over $200K from city sentenced to jail

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This image released by Lionsgate shows, from left, Sadie Sink, Charlie Shotwell, Ella Anderson, foreground center, Woody Harrelson, Naomi Watts and Eden Grace Redfield in "The Glass Castle." ( Jake Giles Netter/Lionsgate via AP)

‘The Glass Castle’ author Jeannette Walls on film of her memoir with Naomi Watts, Woody Harrelson

By Eric Althoff - The Washington Times

In this March 12, 2017 photo, The McDowell County Courthouse is seen, in Welch, W.Va. Mayor Reba Honacker filed a lawsuit in February 2017, at the McDowell County Courthouse, two blocks from her office in Welch, West Virginia, against five of the largest U.S. painkiller distributors. She wants them to answer for profiting from the region's opioid epidemic fueled by excessively large pill shipments over a decade and then use any proceeds to establish a local drug-rehabilitation center. (AP Photo/S.M. Christman)

Drug epidemic: 1 small-town mayor takes on pill distributors

By MICHAEL VIRTANEN - Associated Press

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt, tells thousands at a pro-union rally near Nissan Motor Co.'s Canton, Miss., plant, Saturday, March 4, 2017, that he congratulates workers for their courage "in standing up for justice." Participants marched to the plant to deliver a letter to the company demanding the right to vote on union representation to address better wages, safe working conditions and job security. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Bernie Sanders to hold event Sunday in West Virginia

By Michael Virtanen - Associated Press

Another West Virginia town sues drug wholesalers

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Superintendent Jackie Ratliff, a coal miner of 25 years, holds coal running through a processing plant Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, in Welch, W.Va. (AP Photo/David Goldman) ** FILE **

Appalachia grasps for hope as coal loses its grip

By Jonathan Fahey - Associated Press

Group buys properties for McDowell teacher housing

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