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Inmate Richard Barton talks about living with Hepatitis C at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, Calif., Jan. 17, 2007. Many convicts get the disease in prison. — (Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP)

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April 18, 2014

Illinois Prisons To Use Costly Drug For Hepatitis C

Cristina Peña was born with HIV. In high school, she was afraid to tell her boyfriend, Chris Ondaatje, about her illness. The couple have been together for 13 years. — (StoryCorps)

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April 18, 2014

Born With HIV, Building A Future

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April 18, 2014

Illinois Medicaid Applicants Face Long Wait for Benefits

CLARIFICATION: The text version of this story has been revised to show that the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services has a policy of expediting the processing of Medicaid applications in urgent situations. --- Jim Meadows 4/18/14

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Mark Rubel with Captain Rat and the Blind Rivets at Mabel's in Dec. 1984. — (Sousa Archives and Center for American Music at the University of Illinois)

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April 18, 2014

Rising from the Ashes of Disco

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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, left, and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel appear before an Illinois House committee meeting Thursday, April 17, 2014, in Chicago, regarding a plan to devote $100 million in state funds to help bring President Barack — (M. Spencer Green/AP)

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April 18, 2014

Illinois Lawmakers Vote To Fund Obama Library

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April 18, 2014

Spike In Mumps Cases Across Illinois

While many women continue to work with little change in their duties while pregnant, others find that pregnancy can be a career liability. — (Yuri Arcurs/iStockphoto)

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April 18, 2014

When Being Pregnant Also Means Being Out Of A Job

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A picture drawn by Andrew about four years ago after he was diagnosed with a mental illness. His mom, Violet, says this was how he felt at the time, as being in turmoil. — (Sean Powers/WILL)

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April 17, 2014

Finding Help For Children With Mental Illness

This story was reported as part of our series “Unmet Needs: Living with mental illness in central Illinois.”

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Teacher Tim Gilbert at Roberston Charter School in Decatur, Ill. — (Rachel Otwell/IPR)

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April 17, 2014

Charter Schools: What Does The Future Hold?

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In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 photo, Shelly Ellis teaches fourth-grade students at Bement Elementary School in Bement, Ill. — (David Mercer/AP)

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April 17, 2014

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Illinois Prisons To Use Costly Drug For Hepatitis C

Born With HIV, Building A Future

Illinois Medicaid Applicants Face Long Wait for Benefits

Rising from the Ashes of Disco

Illinois Lawmakers Vote To Fund Obama Library

Spike In Mumps Cases Across Illinois

When Being Pregnant Also Means Being Out Of A Job

Finding Help For Children With Mental Illness

Charter Schools: What Does The Future Hold?

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