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The union that represents 250 paralegals and clerical workers who work for Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has authorized a strike.They're members of the Illinois Federation of Public Employees, which has spent a year in contract talks with Madigan's office.

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has joined counterparts from 20 other states in pressing Congress to stop what they say is the exploitation of military veterans by for-profit colleges.They sent a letter Tuesday urging Congress to close a loophole in the Higher Education Act that they say is t

As of Tuesday, new federal safety standards will make selling certain cribs illegal in the United States. Everyone from yard sale organizers to mass manufacturers must adhere to the law, or else they could face civil penalties.The new standards make the sale of drop-side cribs illegal.