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Trump, Ukraine And The Path To The Impeachment Inquiry: A Timeline
Long before the phone call that sparked a whistleblower complaint and then an impeachment inquiry, the story of Ukraine was a preoccupation for President Trump.
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Second Democrat In 13th District Race Backs Single-Payer Health Care, Green New Deal
A second Democrat has entered the race for Illinois' 13th Congressional District.
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Union For Blue Ridge School District Files Intent To Strike Notice While Talks Continue
The union for teachers and other employees at the Blue Ridge school district in central Illinois has filed paperwork, announcing plans to go on strike October 28th. But the union president says talks on a new contract are making progress.
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Comptroller To Senator Under Investigation: ‘Step Down’
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is joining calls for state Sen. Martin Sandoval to step down from his role as chairman of the Senate Transportation Committee.
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Duckworth: Trump’s Troop Withdrawal ‘Absolutely The Wrong Thing To Do’
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth has called President Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria reckless and short-sighted. It was an opinion the Illinois Democrat repeated during a visit Wednesday to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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The Justice & The Alderman: The Ethical Conundrum Of A Longtime Illinois Power Couple
Anne Burke becomes the Illinois Supreme Court's chief justice later this month. A WBEZ investigation finds several cases she heard on the Supreme Court, even though they involved clients of her husband's law firm.
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Why Spraying Saltwater On Roads Could Save Money And Reduce Runoff
Winter is still months away, but road crews are already stockpiling salt — millions of pounds of it.
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Survey Shows Significant Support For Graduated Income Tax
A broad majority of Illinois voters support major changes to the state income tax, favoring a system where the wealthy pay more. That’s according to new survey data from NPR Illinois and the University of Illinois Springfield.
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Illinois Offers Tax Breaks for Companies That Build Data Centers
The photos or videos you store in “the cloud” aren’t actually up in the air. They’re in computer systems housed in hundreds of vast buildings across the country. Illinois is now providing tax breaks for companies that build those centers in the hopes of attracting more of them.
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Planned Parenthood Quietly Builds Large-Scale Clinic In Fairview Heights
The city of Fairview Heights in southwestern Illinois has drawn national attention for the stealthily built Planned Parenthood Clinic that will open there later this month.