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Ex-Illinois House speaker sentenced to 7.5 years in prison, $2.5 million fine for corruption
Judge Blakey handed down the 90-month sentence Friday at the Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago. He also imposed three years of supervised release after his prison time ends.
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About 200 Marines arrive in LA to guard federal building near UCLA
The Marines’ sole mission is to protect federal property and personnel, Maj. Gen. Scott M. Sherman of the National Guard told reporters Friday.
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US Steel deal a major win for 100,000 American jobs
Sen. Kim Ward, the three-term legislator from Greensburg and the highest-ranking Republican in the upper chamber, recently told The Center Square the long fight to the finish line was a personal mission to protect the commonwealth’s legacy.