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Illinois State Public Defender Commission to hold inaugural meeting

The 11-member committee creates a new statewide office to oversee and support public defender programs, which represent people who can't afford a lawyer.

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Illinois State Public Defender Commission to hold inaugural meeting

Illinois State Public Defender Commission to hold inaugural meeting

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Forklift taken from site near Chicago's Daley Plaza

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Advocates protest proposed $144 million rate hike for Peoples Gas

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