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The liquor sales ban, in place since 1907, impacted about a three-block patch of the North Side neighborhood. Nearly 85% of voters in the precinct voted to repeal the prohibition.

The Rev. Martin Marren maintains his innocence and has agreed to step aside from the ministry until the investigation is completed. He is an associate pastor at St. John Fisher Parish in Beverly and at St. Cajetan Parish in Morgan Park.

Majority-GOP counties join other counties that have approved similar nonbinding measures in recent years as residents have expressed disapproval of policies passed by the Democrat-led Illinois General Assembly and Chicago officials.

Jones will step down at the end of the current academic year after nine years at the helm.

The Rev. Martin Marren stepped away from the ministry during the separate weeklong investigations by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the Archdiocese Office for the Protection of Children and Youth.

The wait time for phone calls to Planned Parenthood of Illinois also doubled in the days immediately after the election.

Attorneys with the Thomas More Society filed the federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of several organizations including Students for Life of America, Pro-Life Action League and Illinois Right to Life. It names Gov. JB Pritzker, Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Department of Insurance Director Ann Gillespie as defendants.

At least three times in 2022, Amin Betuni, 37, shipped various firearm components concealed in packages with auto parts or George Foreman grills to Israel, prosecutors said.

One man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Thursday. A second defendant pleaded guilty last year and was sentenced earlier this month to 10 years in prison. A third person is scheduled to be sentenced next month.

Lacramioara Beldie, 54, was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband Tuesday. Her husband, Constantin Beldie, was found dead hours later. He had already been facing domestic violence charges against her before the attack.