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CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge says he dressed as nun in his chambers before finding a defendant guilty of bank robbery.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports (http://bit.ly/VIXnU7) U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly said he wore the nun costume to determine if Navahcia (nah-vah-CEE’-ah) Edwards defense the May 2011 robbery of Palos Heights bank was carried out by a white robber, not an African-American like her.
Defense attorney Charles Aron claimed Edwards’ fiance, Lyndon Wesley, robbed the bank with a white accomplice who blackened her face.
Kennelly noted the white skin around his eyes were clearly visible when he looked in a mirror. He said Edwards’ assertion was an “reverse Al Jolson argument” and wasn’t plausible.
Kennelly said the overwhelming evidence showed Edwards was up to no good when she purchased nun masks online.
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Judge dresses as a nun to aid in his deliberations
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Ill. Senate approves health-coverage exchange plan
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — The Illinois Senate agreed Thursday to create a state-governed "health insurance exchange" where individuals and small businesses could shop for coverage as required by President Barack Obama's health law.
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5 dead in Ill. van crash part of Christian group
BALTIMORE (AP) — Five Baltimore men killed when a van careened off a southern Illinois freeway were members of an evangelical Christian church returning from a weeklong international conference in California, officials said Wednesday.
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New Ill. House gun bill excludes parks, transit
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Public transportation and municipal parks would be off limits to guns in a compromise proposal filed Wednesday that would regulate the carrying of concealed weapons in Illinois.
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Ill. House committee approves Medicaid expansion
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — A plan to expand Medicaid coverage for low-income adults without children squeaked through an Illinois House committee Tuesday despite scrutiny over a last-minute amendment that would give more flexibility to mental health institutions.
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Ill. Senate panel endorses ammunition limit
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims testified Monday in favor of an Illinois limit on the size of ammunition magazines, a proposal that got a Senate committee endorsement.
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Senate Democrats want more school money, not cuts
SPRINGFIELD (AP) — Illinois Senate Democrats want to boost general education funding by $156 million next year, not cut it, key budget negotiators said Friday, but acknowledged the increase would only keep per-student funding level.
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