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  2. Senate Democrats' budget includes Murray Center funding, but GOP calls plan 'Blagojevichian': Illinois Senate De... bit.ly/JJD1DI
  3. Senate committee approves bill to expand drug-induced homicide law: An Illinois Senate committee approved legisl... bit.ly/LaaiXz
  4. Prairie State Energy Campus behind schedule, but still within $4 billion budget: Ongoing repairs to two induced ... bit.ly/LFdpsW
  5. Swansea police officer files sex discrimination complaint: A female police officer has filed a sex discriminatio... bit.ly/KQ6XKl
  6. Illinois House approves casino expansion, slots at horse-racing tracks: A measure that would expand gambling at ... bit.ly/KhiVOD
  7. Meth makers charged after chase, struggle, Columbia police say: A high-speed chase of a pair of meth makers who ... bit.ly/KqcIjW
  8. Wood River man accused of abusing his 5-month-old son: A Wood River man is accused of twisting his infant son's ... bit.ly/Mpc5Hc
  9. Troopers ID driver who hit 4 workers on I-64 in Fairview Heights: Illinois State Police on Wednesday identified ... bit.ly/LpfJ4q
  10. Trooper Matt Mitchell asks again for workers' compensation: Former Illinois State Trooper Matt Mitchell will ask... bit.ly/LpfJ4k
  11. How did missing woman die? Inquest scheduled for Wednesday: A coroner's inquest into the death of a missing woma... bit.ly/LDNBxm
  12. Judge to hear Ruby Lane case: A judge will decide at a hearing Wednesday morning whether to continue an order pr... bit.ly/MntFLM
  13. Hearing scheduled for plan to close East St. Louis nightclubs earlier: A public hearing is scheduled Tuesday nig... bit.ly/LlzKsr
  14. Senate OKs Haine bills on corpse-moving, anti-terrorism; school anti-bullying measure defeated: The Illinois Sen... bit.ly/Kd3jvn
  15. Fisherman snags stolen Lindenwood sculpture: A fisherman at a Swansea lake has snagged the long-lost Brother Mel... bit.ly/Kd3kzE
  16. Art on the Square high school winners announced: Organizers of Belleville's Art on the Square festival said they... bit.ly/Ka7Rm7
  17. Troy man's heroin overdose leads to drug charges: A 21-year-old Troy man who suffered a suspected heroin overdos... bit.ly/LzUGix
  18. I-70 ramps to Poplar Street Bridge to close for roadwork: Pothole repairs will mean the overnight closure of eas... bit.ly/JEfnbL
  19. Milburn School Road reconstruction to begin in O'Fallon: The Milburn School Road reconstruction project in O'Fal... bit.ly/KJE3LO
  20. Gambling expansion bill still in play in Springfield: Some working within the local horse racing industry are co... bit.ly/KcmENf