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Pinckneyville Correctional Center is pictured in southern Illinois.
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State News
IDOC worker who embezzled $125K sentenced to 2 months in prison
Molly Parker and SI Source
Prosecutors say Maggi R. Tudor stole more than $120,000 from the state of Illinois while working as a payroll technician for the Illinois Department of Corrections.
Ford Motor vehicles are displayed for sale at the Leif Johnson Ford dealership on June 30 in Austin, Texas.
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The average cost for a new vehicle in the U.S. hits a record high: over $51,000
Willa Rubin
Newly elected Democratic U.S. senators head toward an orientation meeting inside the U.S. Capitol on Monday. From left to right are Juliana Stratton of Illinois, Annie Andrews of South Carolina, Peggy Flanagan of Minnesota, James Talarico of Texas, Josh Turek of Iowa and Troy Jackson of Maine.
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The Democratic Party gained power across the country in the midterms. Now what?
Stephen Fowler
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