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Durbin to make history as he presides over Ketanji Brown Jackson Supreme Court hearing

The hearing to confirm Jackson as the first Black female justice starts Monday. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said his opening statement will “set the stage for this historic moment.”

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2022 USA TODAY/American Volleyball Coaches Association boys volleyball Super 25

The top boys high school volleyball teams as of March 16, 2022.

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2022 USA TODAY/American Volleyball Coaches Association boys volleyball regional rankings

The best volleyball teams in the West, Midwest, South, and Northeast regions as of March 16, 2022.

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Republican Kathy Salvi running for Senate; may get boost from major Illinois GOP donors

Salvi jumps in after no major Republican surfaced to challenge Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth.

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Congressional earmarks are back! Illinois delegation — except for one member —hauls in federal cash

The push to bring earmarks back was bipartisan. Said Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., “Republicans want to be relevant in their districts too.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Sweet: Hard choices for U.S. when it comes to giving Ukraine fighter jets, establishing a no-fly zone

Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., is a leading voice in calling for a no-fly zone in Ukraine and sending in fighter jets.

Chicago Sun-Times

Benjamin Hochman: A gold medal human, Jackie Joyner-Kersee devotes her life to bettering lives in East St. Louis

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — One of 10 children from a single-parent household here, Dominic Williams could have become a statistic. Instead, he works professionally in statistics.

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What Illinois House, Senate members are doing for Biden’s State of the Union address

Rep, Mary Miller, R-Ill., is boycotting the speech. Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, distributed blue and yellow ribbons to members.

Chicago Sun-Times

Richard Irvin’s tough-on-crime campaign for Illinois governor ignores his years as criminal defense attorney

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As a Republican candidate for governor, Richard Irvin has promoted himself as a no-nonsense, law-and-order candidate who as a onetime prosecutor put “gangsters, drug dealers and wife beaters” in jail.

Chicago Tribune

The best bourbon barrel-aged beers

Here are our favorite picks of these elusive, limited-release, highly sought-after brews

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House competition bill packed with progressive policy goals - Roll Call

House Republicans have been scathing in their assessments of what they’ve termed Democrats’ “Christmas tree” of a bill.

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After a suicide attempt, a pile of medical bills. An Illinois writer takes on the health care business in ‘Cost of Living’

EVANSTON, Ill. — A few months after Emily Maloney tried to kill herself, she finally opened her mail. She was 19, living in Iowa City, an undergraduate at University of Iowa. She felt she never really knew how to be a person in the world. In high school, back in…

Chicago Tribune

Doctor Can't Sue Insurance Company for Libel with Libel Sealed

From today's decision by Judge Jorge Alonso in Orrington v. Humanadental Ins. Co.(N.D. Ill.): Plaintiffs would like to file an amended complaint under seal, because it would be embarrassing to them to detail the allegations that support plaintiffs' claim for defamation. That is not sufficient grounds for filing a document…

Reason

Ex-cop Drew Peterson’s attorneys interviewing new, former witnesses as he fights murder conviction

AURORA, Ill. — Drew Peterson’s attorneys asked for more time Monday as they interview witnesses and plan further arguments after the former cop petitioned to vacate the jury’s verdict more than nine years after he was found guilty of killing his ex-wife.

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Editorial: Hawley posts a fist-pump to ignorance with his position on Ukraine

Something serious appears to have prompted Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., to label a fellow Republican, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, a “con artist” and “one of the worst human beings.” Perhaps it was Hawley’s public questioning of the need to defend Ukraine from a Russian invasion. Maybe it was when Hawley…

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With 108 of 115 Supreme Court justices white men, Biden’s Black woman justice pick is about time

Biden’s potential picks are "extraordinary people," who have already been ground-breaking "firsts," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Kofi Cockburn returns from concussion protocols to lead No. 24 Illinois to 59-56 win against Northwestern

EVANSTON, Ill. — Illinois center Kofi Cockburn returned to the lineup against Northwestern on Saturday at Welsh-Ryan Arena in Evanston after missing two games in concussion protocols, leading the Illini to a pulsating 59-56 win against the Wildcats.

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No. 10 Michigan State can't overcome miserable shooting night in 56-55 loss to Illinois

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Michigan State played one of its best games of the season in Friday’s victory at Wisconsin.

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House path toward bolstering stock rules is hazy - Roll Call

Debate of whether tighter limitations on member stock trading has been a popular topic of late on Capitol Hill.

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