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One in three Illinois residents have been impacted by the opioid epidemic, but many still aren't concerned about prescription painkillers posing a danger to their families. Full story .
A Kendall County judge said he will issue a written decision within 45 days whether a lawsuit filed against former U.S. House speaker Dennis Hastert by a sexual abuse victim should be dismissed. Characterizing it as a form of extortion, attorneys for Hastert asked Judge Robert Pilmer to dismiss a lawsuit brought in April by the man who contends Hastert owes him $1.8 million of the $3.5 million promised to keep the man silent.