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This week, judges, lawyers, historians, and others will celebrate 200 years of Illinois justice. Tuesday in Springfield, the Illinois Supreme Court will host a gala 200 years to the day that the high court was created.

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A campus-wide celebration of Indigenous People’s Day will take place Monday, October 8, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. At the event, a sugar maple tree will be planted as a symbol of growth over the past year in how the university works with tribal nations.

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After four terms as mayor of his home town, Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer is stepping down to become Rantoul’s village administrator.

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A sharply divided Senate — reflecting a deeply divided nation — voted almost entirely along party lines Saturday afternoon to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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Graduate transfer AJ Bush ran for 116 yards and two touchdowns and threw for another in his return to the lineup, as Illinois used a big ground game to beat Rutgers 38-17 Saturday.

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In an unusual weekend session, the U.S. Senate advances to a final vote on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Watch the proceedings live.

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After GOP Sen. Susan Collins of Maine came out in favor of confirming him Friday afternoon on the Senate floor, Judge Brett Kavanaugh is all but certainly headed for the Supreme Court in very short order. The Senate advanced Kavanaugh's nomination, 51 to 49, Friday. A final vote is expected Saturday.

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White Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke has been found guilty of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald.

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One of the University of Illinois law professors who signed a letter opposing the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court said she found his accuser to be a more credible witness.

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Two years ago, Donna Patton became one of the nearly 800,000 Americans who suffer a stroke each year. She still remembers waking up from surgery and hearing the reaction from her medical team.