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Posts tagged "Nebraska"

Abandoned baby

Illinois now allows parents to relinquish babies up to a month old at designated locations. Matisha Goens was charged with leaving her 8-month-old, Ava Arie, at a Chicago police station. (Chicago Police Dept.) The abandonment of an 8-month-old girl at a police station has set off a debate among child welfare advocates over the state’s... Read more »

Durbin fails Illinois

Where’s Sen. Dick Durbin when you need him? While other senators were making gravy for their states in exchange for supporting health care legislation, Durbin parlayed his job as Democratic whip, the second most powerful party job in the Senate, into, well, nothing for his home state of Illinois. By providing the necessary 60th vote... Read more »