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News Around Illinois – February 11, 2020

13th District Democratic Primary Candidates Discuss Issues At Forum CHAMPAIGN – Healthcare was a major issue for both Betsy Dirksen Londrigan and Stefanie Smith at a candidate’s forum in Champaign Monday evening. But the two Democrats competing to run against U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis in Illinois’ 13th District disagreed on what’s the best plan. Smith,…

Illinois Supreme Court

IL Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas To Retire

SPRINGFIELD – Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas is retiring from the bench after nearly 20 years. The judge, who has led careers in both law and athletics, plans to practice privately at a personal injury firm in Chicago. Thomas will join his son at Power Rogers, which represented the justice in a 2006 defamation…

University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Student Survey: 1 In 5 U Of I Women Experience Sexual Assault, Most Tell No One

A new University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign survey finds most students who experience sexual misconduct don’t tell anyone.  Campus officials say the findings of the Spring 2019 Climate Survey on Sexual Misconduct are a signal that they need to do more to encourage victims to come forward.