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Professor of Material Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois John Rogers shows off one of the flexible circuit patches he's been working on. — (John Rogers)

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May 07, 2014

U Of I Research Into Wearable Flexible Circuits

Shelley Finfrock has been testing Climate Basic to check the accuracy of its rainfall estimates and other features. — (Véronique LaCapra/IPR)

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May 07, 2014

More Illinois Farmers Are Embracing High Tech Ag ― But Is ‘Big Data’ Too Much Like ‘Big Brother?’

Champaign native and circus acrobat Samantha Pitard — (AP Photo/Wayne T. Pitard)

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May 07, 2014

Circus Acrobat From Champaign Willing To Do Hair-Hanging Act Again

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May 07, 2014

ISU Waiting On State Budget To Decide Tuition

The Rev. Desmond Tutu, shown during a press conference last month in Cape Town, has been sharply critical of South Africa's political leadership as the country marks 20 years since the end of apartheid. He said he wouldn't vote for the ruli — (Jennifer Bruce/AFP/Getty Images)

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May 07, 2014

20 Years After Apartheid, South Africa Asks, ‘How Are We Doing?’

A free range chicken stands over her eggs before being gathered at the organic Curry Farm in Dawson, Ill., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010. — (Seth Perlman/AP)

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May 07, 2014

Sales Of Organic Products Climb In Illinois

A new report lists more than 800 complaints made against U.S. Border Patrol agents; most include physical abuse. Here, an agent patrols the U.S.-Mexico border fence at in San Diego, Calif., last year. — (John Moore/Getty Images)

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May 07, 2014

Report Details Hundreds Of Complaints Against U.S. Border Agents

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May 06, 2014

As States Vote In Primaries, Voter ID Laws Come Under Scrutiny

Rick Winkel — (University of Illinois Institute of Government and Public Affairs)

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May 06, 2014

Former Lawmaker Says Change Is Needed In State Budgeting

People survey the damage on Scenic Highway in Pensacola, Fla., after part of it collapsed following heavy rains and flash flooding on April 30. — (Marianna Massey/Getty Images A new U.S. government report)

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May 06, 2014

New Report Finds Climate Change Already Having Broad Impact