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A controversial abortion measure was approved Wednesday in the Illinois Senate. It would expand government funding of the procedure. House Bill 40 passed the Senate on a vote of 33-22, and now goes to Gov. Bruce Rauner.
On the 21st: We speak with U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth and a constitutional law expert from the University of Illinois about the firing of FBI director James Comey. We also ask: How can understanding trauma help stop violence?
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Police arrested University of Illinois football players Darta Lee, Zarrian Holcombe, and Howard Watkins on preliminary charges of armed robbery and home invasion Wednesday morning. They are scheduled to be arraigned on Thursday.
Comptroller Susana Mendoza says she’s not sure when school districts will receive state money owed to them for the rest of this school year. The state of Illinois still owes local school districts nearly $1 billion to cover the current school year. But Mendoza, a Democrat, says she’s not sure when they’ll actually get the money.
A nonpartisan research group says Illinois’ desperate financial condition is getting even worse. The Civic Federation of Chicago says unless something is done soon, by next year the state’s pile of unpaid bills could consume half of all new tax revenue.
