It's what you need to know to start your day for Tuesday, July 30, 2019. Our Leadoff story is about a second guilty plea in a 2017 murder that happened near the Sugar Grove Nature Center. Plus, Illinois State University's new sustainability chief talks about the multifamily recycling ordinance and more.
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