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WATCH/LISTEN: House Judiciary Marks Up Articles Of Impeachment Day 1
The House Judiciary Committee is considering two articles of impeachment against President Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
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Stephen Wolfram Discusses New Book, Signing Event
Stephen Wolfram has a rare public event in Champaign Wednesday evening. The CEO of one of the area’s largest tech companies, Wolfram Research, will be at Barnes and Noble tonight discussing and signing copies of his latest book, “Adventures of a Computational Explorer.”
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NASA Awards Grant To U Of I Researchers To Study Rocket Landings
A team of University of Illinois professors has received a $550,000 grant from NASA to produce research to help get humans safely to the Moon and eventually to Mars.
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Illinois Farm Bureau: Trade Deal Will Help After ‘Tough’ 2019
Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert said Tuesday the new U.S. trade agreement with Canada and Mexico will make two of the state's top export markets even stronger.
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Credit Rating Agencies Warn Of Risks For Illinois, Chicago
A pair of credit rating agencies on Tuesday issued warnings on the finances of both the state of Illinois and its largest city.
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Champaign ACLU, NAACP Call Out Lack Of Progress On Racial Equity In Unit 4 Schools
The Champaign County chapters of both the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) jointly sent a letter to the Champaign Community Unit School District 4 Board of Education and superintendent Susan Zola highlighting a lack of access to gifted and advanced placement classes for black Unit 4 students, as well as disparities in discipline and academic proficiency for black pupils as compared to their white peers.
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Patients Use Signs, Facebook Posts To Find Kidney Donors
Across the country, nearly 95,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant. And the list has been growing for years. That's pushed some people to try unusual ways to find donors.
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WATCH/LISTEN: House Democrats On Articles Of Impeachment
The chairs of the House committees leading the impeachment inquiry are holding a press conference to unveil the articles of impeachment against President Trump. Watch their remarks live.
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Keeping Your HIV Status Secret Can Be A Crime. Experts Say That Hurts Public Health
In many Midwest states it’s illegal for someone with HIV to have sex without telling partners about the illness. Some public health experts are pushing to change those laws.
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Rural Illinois Prepares For 2020 Census
Illinois is in a precarious position when it comes to the 2020 census. The count determines congressional representation, and the state is at risk for losing up to two seats.