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Senate panel acts on high-capacity gun magazines

Nicole Hockley, a parent who lost her child, Dylan Hockley, 6, in the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut, testifies on assault weapon legislation during a Senate Executive Committee hearing at the Illinois State Capitol Monday, May 20, 2013, in Springfield Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

The sale or purchase of gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds would be illegal under a bill approved Monday by an Illinois Senate committee.

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METRO-EAST NEWS

Ill. State Police: 5 killed in I-70 van crash

A van carrying 11 men returning from a California religious gathering careened off of a southern Illinois freeway and overturned several times Monday, killing five of them and sending six others to hospitals, authorities said.
ILLINOIS NEWS

Ill. House committee approves Medicaid expansion

A plan to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income adults without children squeaked through an Illinois House committee Tuesday despite scrutiny over a last-minute amendment that would give more flexibility to mental health institutions.
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ILLINOIS NEWS

Iowa State adds Abdel Nader to roster

Iowa State says that Northern Illinois transfer Abdel Nader has signed with the Cyclones.
ILLINOIS NEWS

2 FBI agents who died remembered for valor

FBI Director Robert Mueller on Tuesday praised two agents who died while training off the Virginia Beach coast last weekend for their "true and unerring valor."
ILLINOIS NEWS

Ill. gambling sponsor withdraws name from bill

The longtime backer of a push to expand gambling in Illinois has dropped his name from a pending bill over "perceived conflict of interest" with a law firm where he's counsel.
MISSOURI NEWS

2 new lawsuits filed over Mo. priest sex abuse

Two new civil lawsuits were filed Tuesday in a priest misconduct case that led to the conviction of the highest-ranking U.S. Catholic Church official of a crime related to the child sexual abuse scandal.
MISSOURI NEWS

Man gets 12 years for striking SE Mo. joggers

An Arkansas man who admitted driving into a group of joggers in southeast Missouri has been given a 12-year prison term.
ILLINOIS NEWS

Rapper Chief Keef arrested at hotel near Atlanta

Police in suburban Atlanta say rapper Chief Keef, whose name is Keith Cozart, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.
ILLINOIS NEWS

Ill. House: Senate pension plan saves less money

Illinois House members said Tuesday that Senate President John Cullerton's pension reform proposal saves less than 60 percent of what he has predicted.
ILLINOIS NEWS

Attorney: $19.6M settlement in priest abuse case

An attorney for six men who claim they were abused by a now-defrocked priest says Jesuit officials have agreed to pay $19.6 million to settle his clients' lawsuit.