FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2013 file photo, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, D-Chicago, right, watches as the voting begins on the pension reform bill at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. The House passed the bill with a vote of 62-53. Gov. Pat Quinn's role in the pension overhaul will be one of the spotlights his State of the State address on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, where to lays out the goals in a year where he faces re-election and recaps his accomplishments. How much credit the Chicago Democrat can take for what he’s called the signature achievement of his governorship is up for debate. (AP Photo/The State Journal-Register, Justin L. Fowler, File)
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Military parade celebrates Army’s 250th
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Ovi scores goal 890, Caps lose to Sabres 8-5
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
A handful of retired Marines – all in the late 90s or over 100 — joined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Japan’s Prime Minister Takeru Ishida on Saturday to mark the anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II in the Pacific that ended 80 years ago this week.
