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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

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.”

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?

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

How Much Would Your School District Lose?

Rhonda Sanderson and her ex-husband, John Amato III, shown here in 2010, helped make a business thrive after they divorced. — (Courtesy of Rhonda Sanderson)

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April 17, 2014

When Divorce Leads To A Happily Ever After For A Small Business

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April 17, 2014

Putin Tells Snowden That Russia Doesn’t Do Mass Surveillance

Rita Crundwell — (Robert Ray/AP)

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April 17, 2014

Dixon’s Lesson: ‘Trust, But Verify,’ BGA Tells Municipalities

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April 17, 2014

Weekly Jobless Claims Stay Near 7-Year Low