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Sen. Paul Faraci discusses first month in office, Pritzker’s speech and more
URBANA — Paul Faraci has completed his first month as a state senator. The Champaign Democrat was appointed by party leadership in Champaign and Vermilion
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Illinois women blow out Penn State 85-62 for win number 20
CHAMPAIGN — On the day the Fighting Illini athletic department raised a banner honoring Theresa Grentz to the rafters of State Farm Center, the Illinois
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Illini women use big second half run to top Nebraska 72-64
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Illinois women’s basketball team used a 20-0 second half run to push past Nebraska Thursday night 72-64. The Illini (19-6 overall,
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Illinois women top Minnesota for highest win total in ten years, 69-62
CHAMPAIGN — The last time the Illinois women’s basketball team won 18 games, Barack Obama had just started his second term as president. The Fighting
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Sinfonia da Camera to perform Beethoven and Dvorak Saturday night
URBANA — Sinfonia da Camera, the chamber orchestra in-residence at the University of Illinois, holds its first concert of the year Saturday night at Krannert
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Faraci selected as new state senator in 52nd District
City of Champaign Township Assessor Paul Faraci will serve as the next state senator in Illinois’ 52nd District.
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Illini women win 7th straight, topping Northwestern 85-79
CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois women’s basketball team held on to beat Northwestern Thursday night, 85-79 in Champaign. Kendall Bostic notched another double-double for the Illini,
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Illini women knock off No. 12 Iowa 90-86
CHAMPAIGN — The one thing missing from the Illinois women’s basketball team’s resume this season was a win over a ranked opponent. No longer. The
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Bryant’s triple double leads Illini women past FAU 81-46
CHAMPAIGN — Genesis Bryant dazzled a matinee crowd at State Farm Center on Wednesday, notching a triple double in a blowout 81-46 win over Florida
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Illini women get ‘Braggin’ Rights’ over Mizzou 76-66
COLUMBIA, Mo. — No Makira Cook? No problem for the Illinois women’s basketball team. The Illini women won without their leading scorer 76-66 at Missouri
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217 Today: Combatting Seasonal Affective Disorder
Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 Today’s headlines: Survivors of gun violence and those close to it are talking to Illinois lawmakers about a proposal to ban
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Illinois women edge Butler 65-63
INDIANAPOLIS — The Fighting Illini women’s basketball team held on for a 65-63 win at Butler yesterday. Junior guard Makira Cook led Illinois with 22
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Champaign Co. Public Defender says SAFE-T Act will have little effect on jail population
URBANA — The new Champaign County Public Defender takes over an office with many challenges, but Elisabeth Pollock thinks she’s up to the task. The
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Illinois to face Mississippi State in ReliaQuest Bowl Jan. 2
CHAMPAIGN — The Fighting Illini football team is headed to Florida. The team announced Sunday afternoon that it has accepted an invitation to play in
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Hot shooting Illini women blow out Pittsburgh 92-71
PITTSBURGH, Pa. — The Fighting Illini women’s basketball team won just seven games all of last season. They’ve equaled that total this season in just
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Illini women improve to 5-0 with blowout win over Oakland
CHAMPAIGN — The Fighting Illini women’s basketball team is off to its best start since the 2014-15 season after an 84-55 win over Oakland University
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Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana to perform works by Buxtehude and Shaw
URBANA — The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, known as BACH for short, are in concert this Sunday at 7:30pm at St. Patrick Catholic Church in
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Grammy Award-winner Dom Flemons returns to the C-U Folk & Roots Festival
URBANA — The 14th annual C-U Folk and Roots Festival gets underway Thursday night at several different venues in Urbana. One of this year’s festival headliners
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Susannah Scaroni comes back stronger than ever after injury rehab
URBANA — University of Illinois wheelchair athlete Susannah Scaroni announced her presence on the world stage last year with a gold medal in the 5,000 meters
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217 Today: Incumbent Democrat Kwame Raoul faces Republican challenger Tom DeVore in IL Attorney General race
Thursday, October 13, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger is endorsing Democrats in several major races across the country. The head of a major
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Illinois defense shuts down Iowa 9-6
CHAMPAIGN — On back-to-back possessions in the second quarter of Saturday night’s game against Iowa, Illinois muffed a punt at their own 35-yard line and
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Jupiter String Quartet concert will feature works by Ives, Alberga and Mendelssohn
URBANA — The Jupiter String Quartet have been artists-in-residence at the University of Illinois for the last ten years. The quartet’s first performance this season
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Illinois football tops Chattanooga 31-0 for its best start since 2015
CHAMPAIGN — The Fighting Illini football team dominated every aspect of the game against Chattanooga Thursday night in a 31-0 win at Memorial Stadium. The Illinois
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Champaign County League of Women Voters calls for the end of the county executive position after just four years
URBANA — Champaign County government underwent a big change in recent years. In 2016, voters approved the creation of a new county executive position
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Sinfonia da Camera opens its new season with the ‘Great’ Symphony in the Great Hall
URBANA — Sinfonia da Camera, the chamber orchestra in residence at the University of Illinois, begins its new season Saturday night at Krannert Center for the
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Brown’s three touchdowns lead Illini over Wyoming in football opener
CHAMPAIGN – Chase Brown picked up where he left off last season, rushing for 151 yards and scoring three touchdowns, as Illinois wore down the
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217 Today: Ukrainian students visit sister city of Rockford for respite from war
Friday, August 19, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Republicans hammered high taxes, executive overreach, and even the city of Chicago as they rallied their base at
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217 Today: Long COVID patients join a chronic illness community seeking answers
Thursday, August 18, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Republicans get their day in the sun Thursday at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Illinois Senate President
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217 Today: A conversation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture Director, Jerry Costello II
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Today’s headlines: A recent study places Illinois in an “extreme heat belt” in the next 30 years. Some Illinois families may
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217 Today: State Farm faces more race discrimination lawsuits in Texas and Georgia
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Naperville City Council could ban most sales of assault rifles at its meeting Tuesday night. A new collaborative
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217 Today: Norman Rockwell inspires an Illinois art exhibit through a modern lens
Friday, June 17, 2022 Today’s Headlines: The Illinois Department of Public Health is confident there will be plenty of COVID vaccines available for children under
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217 Today: Miller and Davis compare conservative credentials in the 15th Congressional District primary
Thursday, June 16, 2022 Today’s headlines: Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. However, it’s fate remains
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217 Today: Sickle cell patients face systemic racism and a crippling disease
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is relaunching a land conservation program for farmers, ranchers and other landowners in
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217 Today: Producers say a crossbreed of cattle and buffalo provides the best of both
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Today’s headlines: Likely Illinois Republican voters are still mostly in the dark about down-ballot races in the June 28th primary election.
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Alcohol use was a problem in the Midwest. Then the pandemic hit
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — Nancy’s ex-husband had been sober for almost a decade when the pandemic hit. Not long into lockdown, she said his
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The Kickapoo Rail Trail is coming to Ogden
URBANA — Construction on the next phase of the Kickapoo Rail will begin this month in the eastern Champaign County village of Ogden, the Champaign
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Jazz legend Christian McBride is performing and teaching on the U of I campus this week
URBANA — It is a busy week of learning and performing for students in the jazz studies department on the University of Illinois Urbana campus.
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217 Today: Higher ed expert discusses new budget’s impact on Illinois college students
Friday, April 22, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois has received its second bond rating upgrade in a year. Illinois is uniquely positioned to help mitigate the
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Lyric Theatre Brings ‘Marriage of Figaro’ to the Krannert Center stage
URBANA — Lyric Theatre @ Illinois brings Mozart’s “The Marriage of Figaro” to the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana for three shows,
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Whitman’s ‘persistence’ brings Shauna Green to Illinois as new WBB coach
CHAMPAIGN — Illinois athletic director Josh Whitman drove from Indianapolis to Dayton right after the Illinois men’s basketball team was eliminated from the Big Ten
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How Medicaid enrollment can disrupt the cycle of incarceration
COLUMBIA – Mo. — One of the first stops for people leaving prison in central Missouri is the Reentry Opportunity Center in Columbia. The center
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Deon Thomas says this Illini men’s basketball team is “more well-rounded” than last year’s squad
URBANA — The Illinois men’s basketball team begins postseason play Friday with a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal matchup against Indana. The Illini received several all-Big
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The White House has a new plan for COVID-19 aimed at getting things back to normal
WASHINGTON — The White House is unveiling a new roadmap for the COVID-19 pandemic, one that envisions life going back to normal after two years
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Illinois Theatre adapts ‘The Whistleblower’ to fit COVID protocols and modern life
URBANA — Illinois Theatre’s production of “The Whistleblower” opens Friday night at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana. It’s an adaptation of the
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New ‘Jelani Day’ bill to require FBI involvement in cases where bodies remain unidentified
SPRINGFIELD — It’s been six months since Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day went missing. His body was not found for nearly two weeks.
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Winter storm closings and cancellations
For Thursday, February 17 closure information, visit here URBANA — Many cities, schools and other organizations are announcing closings and cancellations because of heavy snow
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You asked: What are monoclonal antibodies, and how are they used to treat COVID-19?
INDIANAPOLIS — As the omicron variant pushes COVID case counts to new highs, Side Effects has received audience questions about coronavirus treatments, including monoclonal antibodies.
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Public health officials warn of coming ‘tsunami’ of COVID infections
CHAMPAIGN — Public health officials in Champaign County are sounding the alarm as the omicron variant of COVID-19 spreads across the country. Hospital officials say
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U of I delays start of in-person spring classes by one week
URBANA — The University of Illinois announced Monday that it will delay the start of in-person spring classes on its Urbana campus by one week.
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217 Today: Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021
Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021 Today’s Headlines: A federal judge this week upheld a new Illinois law banning county jails from detaining immigrants for profit. The
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Illini volleyball is ‘Sweet’ once again
LEXINGTON, Ky. — In what is becoming a nearly annual event, the Fighting Illini volleyball team has advanced to the round of 16 in the
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MLB owners are looking for the ‘status quo’ in the lockout of players
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball owners have locked out their players, after the collective bargaining agreement between the two sides expired on Wednesday night.
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Illini football coach Bret Bielema will miss the Iowa game after testing positive for COVID-19
CHAMPAIGN — University of Illinois football coach Bret Bielema has tested positive for COVID-19, the program announced on Tuesday. Bielema will miss this Saturday’s game
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Illini women improve to 2-0 with a balanced attack against Miami Ohio
CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois women’s basketball team raced to an 18-point halftime lead, then held on for a 72-65 win over Miami (OH) on Sunday
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U of I epidemiologist says rising cases on campus ‘higher than we’d like,’ but ‘not unexpected’
URBANA — The number of new COVID-19 cases on the University of Illinois Urbana campus has jumped over the last week. Campus officials reported 220
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Lyric Theatre returns to the Krannert Center stage with ‘Fun Home’
URBANA — Lyric Theatre @ Illinois returns to the Krannert Center stage Thursday evening with a production of the Tony Award-winning musical, “Fun Home.” The
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EIU professor and Baptist pastor discusses COVID misinformation among white evangelicals
CHARLESTON — One of the things we’ve been looking at during our look at “Who’s in Charge of the News” is how information and misinformation
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McFadden and Romanchuk place second in Boston after winning the Chicago Marathon
BOSTON — For University of Illinois wheelchair athletes Tatyana McFadden and Daniel Romanchuk, it was quite the whirlwind. Less than 24 hours after winning the
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217 Today: Monday, Oct. 4, 2021
Monday, Oct. 4, 2021 Today’s headlines: Women’s rights activists took to the streets of Champaign-Urbana on Saturday to march for abortion rights. A Vermilion County
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217 Today: Friday, Oct. 1, 2021
Friday Oct. 1, 2021 Today’s headlines: After more than 18 months, Illinois’ eviction moratorium will finally expire on Sunday. Flu season is coming, and it’s
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217 Today: Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021
Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 Today’s headlines: An audit of the Illinois State Police’s firearm owner identification and concealed carry license program shows an increase in
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217 Today: Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021
Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021 Today’s headlines: An Illinois man died of rabies this month —the first case of human rabies in the state since 1954.
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217 Today: Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021
Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021 Today’s headlines: A new Illinois law will promote restorative justice approaches to identity-based bullying in schools. Ten inmates at the East
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217 Today: Monday, Sept. 27, 2021
Monday, Sept. 27, 2021 Today’s headlines: An Illinois congressman says the results of a controversial ballot review in Arizona could help change the minds of
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217 Today: Friday, Sept. 24, 2021
Friday, Sept. 24, 2021 Today’s headlines: The LaSalle County Coroner says a body pulled from the Illinois River earlier this month is that of missing
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217 Today: Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021
Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021 Today’s headlines: A new Illinois law will help college students take a closer look at private student debt before they sign
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217 Today: Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021
Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021 Today’s headlines: A court monitor recently found the Illinois Department of Corrections has failed to make some required improvements in its
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217 Today: Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021
Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 Today’s headlines: A union representing about 300 state employees has come to an agreement with Gov. JB Pritzker’s office on his
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217 Today: Monday, Sept. 20, 2021
Monday, Sept. 20, 2021 Today’s headlines: Illinoisans who use smart devices like Amazon’s Alexa are subject to new data protections under a law signed last
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217 Today: Friday, Sept. 17, 2021
Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 Today’s headlines: County clerks in Illinois will likely lose somewhere between $5-15 million in bond processing fees whn the state goes
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217 Today: Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021
Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 Today’s headlines: Gov. JB Pritzker has signed a massive energy and climate plan to put Illinois on a path to 100
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Pearson: New Position With Forest Preserve ‘Great Combination’ Of Strengths And Passions
MAHOMET — The Champaign County Forest Preserve District has chosen a new executive director. Lorrie Pearson will begin her new role on September 27th. She
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217 Today: Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021 Today’s headines: Southern Illinois reached a new record on Tuesday, with zero available ICU beds in Region 5. Gov. JB Pritzker
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217 Today: Tuesday Sept. 14, 2021
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 Today’s headlines: The Illinois Senate passed major energy and climate legislation Monday. It now goes to the governor, who says he
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217 Today: Monday, Sept. 13, 2021
Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 Today’s headlines: The Illinois Senate returns to Springfield Monday in hopes of wrapping up a last-minute energy deal. People across Central
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217 Today: Friday, Sept. 10, 2021
Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 Today’s headlines: The Illinois House passed major energy and climate legislation Thursday night that aims to put Illinois on the path
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217 Today: Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021 Today’s headlines: As energy negotiations continue in Springfield, renewable energy entrepreneurs say each day that goes by means a less certain
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217 Today: Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021
Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021 Today’s headlines: Adlai Stevenson III, who was born into a political family and carved out his own accomplishments, has died. Illinoisans
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217 Today: Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021
Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2021 Today’s headlines: Time is running out for lawmakers in Springfield to agree on a massive energy and climate plan. It’s been
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217 Today: Friday, Sept. 3, 2021
Friday, Sept. 3, 2021 Today’s headlines: Illinois’ governor says COVID cases among school students are likely higher than what official numbers show. Central Illinois U.S.
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217 Today: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 Today’s headlines: Republican U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger says the U.S. exit in Afghanistan was “probably some of the worst military decision-making
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217 Today: Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021
Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 Today’s headlines: Comprehensive energy legislation finally moved through the Illinois Senate Tuesday night after a months long impasse. Democrats in the
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217 Today: Tuesday, August 31, 2021
Tuesday August 31, 2021 Today’s headlines: Democrats in the General Assembly are set to vote on new legislative maps as they return to Springfield Tuesday.
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217 Today: Monday, August 30, 2021
Monday, August 30, 2021 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers return to Springfield this week to revise new legislative maps that Democrats pushed through the General Assembly
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217 Today: Friday, August 27, 2021
Friday, August 27, 2021 Today’s headlines: All Illinois teachers, school staff and college students will have to get vaccinated against COVID-19 before September 5th under
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217 Today: Thursday, August 26, 2021
Thursday, August 26, 2021 Today’s headlines: Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to reestablish a statewide mask mandate and announce vaccine mandates for school staff. The
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217 Today: Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Wednesday, August 25, 2021 Today’s headlines: A longtime fixture in state and national Democratic politics is mounting a challenge to Congressman Rodney Davis in Illinois’
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217 Today: Tuesday, August 24, 2021
Tuesday, August 24, 2021 Today’s headlines: A new use-of-force policy for Urbana Police places an emphasis on deescalating potentially violent situations. Extensive changes are on
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217 Today: Monday, August 23, 2021
Monday, August 23, 2021 Today’s headlines: The percentage of available intensive care beds has dropped below 20% in Illinois, as the number of COVID hospitalizations
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217 Today: Friday, August 20, 2021
Friday, August 20, 2021 Today’s headlines: With a difficult governor’s race next year, Illinois GOP leaders face an uphill battle to unite the party behind
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217 Today: Thursday, August 19, 2021
Thursday, August 19, 2021 Today’s headlines: Leaders in charge of the Democratic Party of Illinois are preaching party unity even as former House Speaker Mike
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217 Today: Wednesday, August 18, 2021
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 Today’s headlines: At the Illinois State Fairgrounds Wednesday, Democrats will promote party unity at their annual rally day. But just outside,
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217 Today: Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Tuesday, August 17, 2021 Today’s headlines: Gov. JB Pritzker is brushing off findings by Republicans and independent consultants that the new legislative maps passed by
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217 Today: Monday, August 16, 2021
Monday, August 16, 2021 Today’s headlines: Governor JB Pritzker recently signed a series of measures that advocates say could take a sizable share of Illinoisans off
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Democrat David Palmer Seeks To Challenge Rodney Davis For Congressional Seat
CHAMPAIGN — At least one Democrat is throwing his hat in the ring to run for the congressional seat currently held by Republican Rodney Davis,
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217 Today: Thursday, August 5, 2021
Thursday, August 5, 2021 Today’s headlines: Masks will be required in all Illinois schools and childcare facilities effective immediately. Gov. JB Pritzker made that announcement
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217 Today: Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Wednesday, August 4, 2021 Today’s headlines: Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly says he’s hopeful a new law will help slow illegal gun transfers, as
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217 Today: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Today’s headlines: Governor JB Pritzker has signed a new law aimed at actually removing guns from Illinoisans with revoked gun licenses.
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217 Today: Monday, August 2, 2021
Monday, August 2, 2021 Today’s headlines: Senator Dick Durbin hopes to use the budget reconciliation process to pass a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants.
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Urbana Man Faces Attempted Murder Charge After Allegedly Ramming Truck Into County Jail
URBANA – Authorities have charged an Urbana man with attempted first-degree murder and several other crimes after he allegedly rammed a stolen truck into the