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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.
At the behest of Planned Parenthood, Ald. Bill Conway (34th) was trying for the second time in six months to establish a "quiet zone" around the abortion clinic operated by Family Planning Associates at 659 W. Washington Blvd., where women have been bullied and intimidated there on their way inside.
De Beers is in peril
The trio wore masks, brandished firearms and used stolen cars to rob liquor stores and bars, federal prosecutors say.