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2020 has been one for the history books. Here s a look back at what s happened in Illinois. (Lorraine Swanson/Patch)
ILLINOIS It s been a year for the history books, with so many unprecedented events from a global pandemic, civil unrest across the country and a hotly contested presidential election to the legalization of recreational marijuana and a fast-tracked vaccine for the virus.
As 2020 comes to a close, we re looking back at some of the stories that shaped Illinois this year.
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Illinois, along with the rest of the world, first started hearing whispers about a new virus around New Year s 2020.
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just a bit. thank you so much. meanwhile, back here the palmetto state made history with that confederate flag coming down that had flown here for more than five decades ago was removed from state house grounds here. i am joined now by wanda bailey as we play back for viewers and listeners at home when the flag came down wanda bailey who worked with strom thurman, and he was the third longest serving senator in the usa, and also known for being america s biggest segregationist back in the 1960s. the grandmother here wanda bailey. as you saw this flag come down knowing what it meant for your grandfather in his political
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african-americans. and up until today, there has been a sense of relief because of that. not just during the jim crow era of slavery, this has been lifelong. so now with the flag being taken down, thank you that it is a new day. it is absolutely a new day. wanda, you were there, auzs you mentioned, with the governor when she signed the bill. she used nine pens one for each victim in the massacre. what has the governor said? i haven t talked to her personally, but she stepped up and did a remarkable thing. you have common ground with the house of representatives and the senate. this was something that needed to happen. and the fact that they did it on a bipartisan level was remarkable. and that being said then i think they can do more of that. so hopefully that will happen. one would hope. one would hope. thank you. thank you so much wanda
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down will be the same department of public safety honor guard that served add senator clemente pinckney s funeral. governor haley set the stage by signing the bill in front of a packed house in the capitol. in doing so she used nine pens and gave one to each of the families of the charleston nine. those killed by the man who had embraced that flag as a symbol of hatred and racism. we learned a few moments ago that governor haley will be watching the flag as it comes down from the steps of the state house, and she will be flanked by two former governors, governor jim hodges and governor david beasley as well. beasley, it should be noted, some have said the flag itself probably cost him his political career in south carolina. he s set to join us later on the rundown. governor haley will be joined by her husband, michael haley, and we re told the mayor of charleston as well mayor riley, will likely join we re told he s stuck in traffic, if he gets here in time he s going to jo
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