In perjury trial, Madigan’s ex-chief of staff will test limits of loyalty
Tim Mapes accused of lying to grand jury despite immunity order.
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DJ Casper, the Chicagoan who created the ‘Cha Cha Slide,’ dies at 58
Casper was known to music and dance fans around the globe for the hugely popular line dance/song.
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217 Today: What does summer school look like in 2023 for students who need to recover credits?
August 9, 2023 Today’s headlines: More than two dozen local agencies gathered at the Rantoul Family Sports Complex Tuesday evening for a Family Resource Fair. Hospitals in Illinois will be required to screen uninsured patients to see if they qualify for financial aid under a new state law. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a law…
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CU slasher film returns home
“Final Summer” is a Champaign-Urbana-made indie slasher film about a group of counselors at a summer camp who find themselves fighting to stay alive while being hunted down by a masked killer, intended as a love letter to the classic horror films of the 1980s and featuring a local cast and crew. After premiering a…
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217 Today: How Donald Mullally helped save NPR
August 8, 2023 Today’s headlines: Republican state representative Mike Marron is hosting an event for Rantoul residents to find out more about the resources within their community. More than 47,000 Illinois residents have been kicked off their Medicaid plans as of August 1 with more expected to be dropped in the coming months. Lawyers for people…
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Illinois to ban advertising for guns allegedly marketed to kids and militants
Attorney General Kwame Raoul would make Illinois the eighth state to allow lawsuits against firearms manufacturers or distributors. The plan is part of ongoing efforts by Democratic lawmakers who control the Statehouse to eliminate gun violence.
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Pritzker signs bills expanding protections for Native Americans
Signing ceremony takes place on land that could return to tribal hands
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Shrimp in Missouri? These farmers are raising fresh seafood far from the ocean
A group of Midwestern shrimp farmers are on a mission to provide Americans with better-tasting, sustainable shrimp. The industry struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, but farmers remain hopeful that indoor shrimp farming will come back stronger than ever. Triple J Farms in Foristell, Missouri, looks like a typical Midwestern farm — a red barn sits…
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A survey of farm households finds that the stress of farm life is felt by teens as well as adults.
When farm life causes stress, young people feel it along with the adults. That correlation was noted in a survey of farm families, conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois and the Marshfield Clinic in Wisconsin.
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217 Today: What are the best trees for homes in the Midwest? Here’s what experts recommend
August 7, 2023 Today’s headlines: Abortion rights advocates in Illinois are slamming a federal judge’s ruling in a case over crisis pregnancy centers. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed three measures to support Native Americans. Using electronic cigarettes in public spaces is now prohibited in Illinois under a new law. The criminal trial of a…
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The EPA plans to retool its pesticide program in an effort to protect endangered animals
The EPA has completed less than 5% of its Endangered Species Act caseload in reviewing pesticides. Now the agency is proposing a new strategy for scrutinizing agricultural chemicals’ effects on listed species.
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217 Today: Fresh shrimp doesn’t have to come from the ocean. Turns out Midwest shrimp farms are a thing
August 4, 2023 Today’s headlines: Construction is underway on a new community to give dozens of people experiencing homelessness a place to live in Urbana. A former Northwestern football player says he faced intense racial harassment and sexual and physical trauma while on the team. Illinois will soon start tracking trauma in school-aged kids, in…
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EV innovation hub comes to Decatur
DECATUR — Governor JB Pritzker joined local leaders to announce plans to expand the state’s electric vehicle ecosystem: The TCCI Electric Vehicle Innovation Hub. A new electric compressor manufacturing facility from Decatur-based TCCI is just one aspect of the plans. Pritzker also announced the Climatic Center for Innovation and Research, where researchers will test the…
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217 Today: What it’s like as a 988 crisis counselor at PATH
August 3, 2023 Today’s headlines: Governor JB Pritzker joined local leaders in Decatur on Wednesday to announce plans to expand the state’s electric vehicle ecosystem. Decatur’s Dennis Lab students will likely start school after Labor Day, on September 5. More Illinois high schoolers are using e-cigarettes than were smoking cigarettes a decade ago. In today’s…
