(The Center Square) – A record number of illegal foreign nationals were apprehended or recorded evading capture by Border Patrol agents in fiscal year 2022, surpassing 3 million, according to data obtained by The Center Square.

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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., issued strong support for Rep. Kevin McCarthy’s criticism of the $1.7 trillion spending bill now waiting for the president’s signature.

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The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on the U.S Capitol released its final report shortly after 10 p.m. on Thursday evening, just days before Christmas.

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Nearly 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, according to final figures released Thursday.

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The U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday that Illinois shrank by an estimated 104,000 residents from 2021 to 2022, a contraction surpassed only by New York and California.

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After nine public hearings and interviews with hundreds of witnesses, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final report late Thursday night.

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CHICAGO – An off-duty Chicago police officer was found dead in an apparent suicide Thursday morning, officials said, making him at least the third officer from the department to take their own life within a week.

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SPRINGFIELD — It was a strange year in Illinois government and politics.

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BENTON — A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Theresa Kelly, 56, of Herrin for engaging in a scheme to seek approved medical leave and reasonable accommodations from her former employer without valid documentation.

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(The Center Square) – The final hearing of Illinois’ proposed gun and magazine ban for the year is in the books, but more hearings are expected in the new year.

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