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Two facing weapons charges after weekend arrests

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) -- Two men are facing charges after police arrested them on separate weapons charges over the weekend.

Raekwon Shell, 22, of Springfield was taken into custody on Saturday for possession of a weapon without a FOID card and unlawful use of a weapon. Police said they responded to a disturbance at the parking lot of Strike n Spare on West Lawrence Avenue around 10:50 p.m. One person left the area when police arrived, but they found Shell with a loaded gun in his vehicle.

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Blame game: Krishnamoorthi’s office urged Pritzker to blame slow vaccine rollout on ‘Trump hangover’

by Mark Maxwell / Mar 1, 2021

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) -- As Illinois struggles to keep pace with other states in the race to vaccinate the masses, Governor Pritzker continues to present a positive spin on the slow rollout.

When reporters asked why the state was ranked last in the nation at administering the second doses of the vaccine last Monday, Pritzker responded with a different set of numbers.

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Family takes in homeless man; community rallies to support them

by Jen Lask / Mar 1, 2021

CLINTON, Ill. (WCIA) -- A DeWitt County woman said she's overwhelmed by the responses from community members after posting to Facebook that she provided shelter to a homeless man and needed help getting him back on his feet.

Sarah Reynolds said she had lost touch years ago with her godson, but saw the 24-year-old post on Facebook that he was sleeping on the streets and needed warm clothing. She told her husband they needed to do something. They picked him up in town Sunday night and brought him home.

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