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House GOP pushes ‘big’ budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump’s agenda

House Republicans have muscled their budget blueprint to passage, with a push from President Donald Trump. The vote late Tuesday evening is a crucial step toward delivering what he’s called his “big, beautiful bill,” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts.

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Mother of Palestinian American boy slain in suburban Chicago hate crime testifies at trial

Prosecutors say a suburban Chicago landlord took a knife from a belt holder and attacked a Palestinian American woman before fatally stabbing her young son 26 times in 2023. The landlord, Joseph Czuba, is accused of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding his mother Hanan Shaheen on Oct. 14, 2023.

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WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Feb. 27 – Mar. 02

Listen to Kimberly Schofield and Adelyn Mui talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m. Thursday, February 27 Isaiah Sharkey at Uncorked with Illinois SoulTime: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Location: Krannert Center for the Performing ArtsDetails: Final performance for…

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Fantastical, satirical, unapologetic: Millie Wilson’s ‘Museum of Lesbian Dreams’ at Krannert Art Museum

Fantastical wig sculptures. An accused serial killer. A gathering of stuffed clothing in animal print. “Millie Wilson: The Museum of Lesbian Dreams” has it all. The show is on display at the Krannert Art Museum in Champaign through March 1.

217 Today: Fantastical, satirical, unapologetic: Millie Wilson’s ‘Museum of Lesbian Dreams’ at Krannert Art Museum

217 Today: Fantastical, satirical, unapologetic: Millie Wilson’s ‘Museum of Lesbian Dreams’ at Krannert Art Museum

In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with artist Millie Wilson about their exhibit at the Krannert Art Museum that challenges historical representations of gender and sexuality.

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Former Gov. Jim Edgar battling pancreatic cancer: ‘We do not underestimate this challenge’

Gov. Jim Edgar, who also served as Illinois secretary of state and leads the Edgar Fellows program at the University of Illinois, wrote in an email to the program’s fellows that he and his wife, Brenda, are “facing a new, significant challenge.”

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Ukrainian family in Mahomet faces uncertainty after Trump administration suspends refugee program

The Ivashkevych family is among the more than 6 million refugees from Ukraine who have been recorded globally since Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine three years ago, on Feb. 24, 2022. But the refugee resettlement program that allows them to be here was paused by President Trump’s administration just days after he took office in January.