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Repairs Almost Done On Lorado Taft’s Black Hawk Statue
The restoration project for a northern Illinois landmark known as the Black Hawk statue is near completion after funding and weather-related delays.
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Griffin Scores 15 To Lead Illinois Over Old Dominion 69-55
Alan Griffin scored 15 points and Ayo Dosunmu added 14 and Illinois beat Old Dominion 69-55. Seven-foot freshman center Kofi Cockburn scored 11 points and grabbed nine rebounds for Illinois (8-3), narrowly missing his seventh double-double.
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Three Legionnaires Disease Cases Treated At Chicago Area Hospital
State health officials are investigating whether three cases of Legionnaires' disease are linked to a suburban Chicago hospital.
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WIU Board Opts for Presidential Search Rather Than Appointment
The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees deadlocked on appointing interim president Dr. Martin Abraham as the university's 12th president. Instead, the board voted to form a search committee to find a successor to Jack Thomas, who stepped down earlier this year.
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Champaign Unit 4 Officials Propose Swapping Elementary School Campuses
At a Unit 4 Board of Education meeting Monday night, the district’s superintendent, Susan Zola, suggested moving the International Prep Academy, a kindergarten through fifth grade bilingual program, to building now housing Garden Hills Elementary, a majority black school in north Champaign with more than 200 open seats.
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Raoul Sues JUUL For Role In “Youth E-Cigarette Epidemic”
Illinois’ Attorney General is suing e-cigarette maker JUUL Labs, alleging the company intentionally hooked teens on vaping.
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WATCH/LISTEN: House Judiciary Committee Votes On Articles Of Impeachment
The House Judiciary Committee is expected to approve articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Friday after abruptly shutting down a 14-hour session late Thursday following a marathon slog through Republican amendments aimed at killing the charges.
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Illinois Issues: Legal Weed—What You Need To Know
Buying and using marijuana will be legal in Illinois as of January 1. We asked top state experts what that does and doesn’t mean, and compiled their answers in this Q&A.
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Cultivators Prioritize Patients As Cannabis Shortages Loom
There are just weeks left until adult-use recreational cannabis becomes legal in Illinois. While many consumers have been looking forward to that day since lawmakers passed the legislation in May, cultivators have been scrambling to prepare for the demand.
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Central Illinois Man Arrested On Charges Of Threatening US Rep. Rodney Davis
A man has been charged with threatening central Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis.