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Lawmakers were on track to blow their self-imposed deadline to pass a state spending plan, as Democratic leaders tangle over a proposed increase to the tax rate paid by sportsbooks, as well as a rollback of tax discounts for retailers.
A record number of nearly 1.9 million of them will do so by car, according to AAA.
ComEd says the outages are mainly in Cook, Winnebago and Stephenson counties. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for nine counties in northern and northeast Illinois until midnight.
The trio wore masks, brandished firearms and used stolen cars to rob liquor stores and bars, federal prosecutors say.