AP - Illinois Public Media News - June 17, 2013 ~
Federal prosecutors are refuting the contention by defense attorneys that Jesse Jackson Jr. should spend less time in prison because a lengthy sentence would cause his fragile mental health to deteriorate.
WILL - Illinois Public Media News - June 17, 2013 ~
There is interest in Champaign County about transforming at least part of Rantoul’s former Chanute Air Force Base into a facility where locally grown food can be processed and distributed to area businesses.
AP - Illinois Public Media News - June 17, 2013 ~
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for more time to decide whether to appeal a lower court's order saying citizens should be allowed to publicly carry concealed guns.
AP - Illinois Public Media News - June 17, 2013 ~
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation giving the state the nation's strictest regulations for high-volume oil and gas drilling.
WILL - Illinois Public Media News - June 17, 2013 ~
Gas prices around Champaign are slowly falling from a peak price of around $4.13 a gallon late last week.
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AP - Illinois Public Media News - June 17, 2013 ~
States can't require voters to prove they are U.S. citizens before they can use a federal voter registration system designed to make it easier to sign up.
NPR - Illinois Public Media News - June 17, 2013 ~
Self-described NSA leaker Edward Snowden has made some stunning allegations during a live chat with The Guardian today.
AP - Illinois Public Media News - June 17, 2013 ~
Illinois university employees would pay more toward their pensions and receive annual retirement-pay increases tied to inflation in a reform plan the Senate president supports.
NPR - Illinois Public Media News - June 17, 2013 ~
Landing a job at a summer camp or at an amusement park is a rite of passage for many young Americans. Those jobs also appeal to foreigners participating in a cultural exchange using J-1 visas. But with U.S. youth unemployment at 25 percent, Congress is now taking a close look at the J-1 visa exchange program.
WILL - Illinois Public Media News - June 16, 2013 ~
As Congress debates immigration reform, a Champaign-Urbana immigration rights group is urging U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) to support the plan.