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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 9:44 PM
Illinois House members say Senate President John Cullerton's pension-reform proposal saves at most only 60 percent of what the Chicago Democrat predicts.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 9:42 PM
Former President Bill Clinton is calling on Illinois lawmakers to legalize same-sex marriage. In a statement Tuesday, Clinton says Illinois "has stood for the proposition that all citizens should be treated equally under the law" since the days of Abraham Lincoln.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 10:11 PM
This is a compilation of photos from our weather event Tuesday. Click on the link to view the gallery.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 1:53 PM
This is a compilation of photos from our news day. Click on the link to view the gallery.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 8:29 PM
They allegedly stole valuable products from a local business. On Tuesday, Kentucky State Police jailed the culprits.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 7:58 PM
The loss of life and stunning devastation in Oklahoma City suburbs after a monster tornado ripped through the area are heart-wrenching. But within hours, relief organizations were getting out the message on how to help.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 6:44 PM
The American Red Cross is already on the ground in Oklahoma. Almost 30 emergency response vehicles have been deployed, including two from western Kentucky.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 6:36 PM
Sudden, strong winds in Alexander County, Illinois on Tuesday morning tore part of the roof off the county courthouse in Cairo. It happened around 3 a.m.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 6:34 PM
On the heels of the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, one local district is 'sparing no expense' when it comes to updating their security. Union City Schools are adding panic buttons, locks, and video monitoring systems.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 6:00 PM
The Army says the commanding general of Fort Jackson, S.C., has been suspended in connection with charges of adultery and involvement in a physical altercation.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 5:22 PM
Nearly beaten to death, with bleeding on the brain. A 12-year-old is under close observation at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after his mother says two boys attacked him for no apparent reason on a Paducah playground Sunday night.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 5:21 PM
The devastation in Oklahoma is a harsh reminder to people in southern Illinois who lived through and helped respond to the tornado that hit Harrisburg one year ago.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 4:22 PM
Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear issued a statement Tuesday in response to the deadly Oklahoma tornadoes.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 4:07 PM
The Senate has voted to keep a $400 million annual cut - or roughly a half of 1 percent - to the food stamp program in a farm bill it is considering this week.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 4:05 PM
A key figure in the Internal Revenue Service controversy plans to invoke her constitutional right not to testify at a congressional hearing on Wednesday. Lois Lerner is the director of the IRS division that handles applications for tax exempt status.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 3:47 PM
A former gubernatorial aide to three governors will take over as tourism secretary on June 1. Gov. Steve Beshear announced Monday that Bob Stewart is his pick to replace Marcheta Sparrow, who is retiring at the end of the month.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 3:42 PM
The Senate has again approved a plan to address so-called Smart Grid technology over the objection of Gov. Pat Quinn. Senators voted 44-11 Tuesday to override Quinn's veto earlier this month.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 3:38 PM
Former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer's sister has resigned as assistant executive director of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 3:27 PM
The National Weather Service says the tornado that hit Moore, Okla., was a top-of-the-scale EF-5 twister with winds of at least 200 mph.
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Updated: Tue May 21, 2013 3:04 PM
Leaders of Illinois' tea party movement say revelations that the IRS targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny should fuel activists to "take back this country."
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