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A New Beginning For Climate Reporting
Could it be that the press, especially the US press, is finally waking up to the climate story?
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IEPA ‘Listening Session’ On Coal Ash Rules Tuesday In Danville
Two sessions on Tuesday at Danville Area Community College will give local residents the chance to tell the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency what they want from new rules regulating coal ash, a toxic substance produced by coal-fired power plants.
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‘Americans Are Waking Up’: Two Thirds Say Climate Crisis Must Be Addressed
Two-thirds of Americans believe climate change is either a crisis or a serious problem, with a majority wanting immediate action to address global heating and its damaging consequences, major new polling has found.
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Racial & Geographic Inequities Persist For Illinois Children, New Report Finds
In Illinois, the quality of a child’s health, education, housing and economic situation often correlates with a child's race, ethnicity and geographic location, according to a new KIDS COUNT report from Voices For Illinois Children, an organization that advocates for state investments that benefit children across the state.
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How The Amish Live Uninsured But Stay Healthy
Holmes Co., Ohio, is a patchwork of farmland. Modest houses perch on sloping hills and laundry hangs from clothes lines, flapping in the wind. There are horses and buggies – some driven by farmers in straw hats, others by women with their hair covered in bonnets, babies on their laps. Holmes is one of the healthiest counties in Ohio. It’s also the least insured.
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Last-Second Field Goal Lifts EMU Over Illinois 34-31
"A lot of people need to do a better job, including me," said Illinois coach Lovie Smith, following Eastern Michigan's impressive last-second 34-31 win over the Illini on Saturday at the State Farm Center.
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UPDATE: Urbana Police Say No Crime Occurred At Thomas Paine Elementary School
UPDATE on September 13, 2019: Urbana Police say they’ve found no evidence to support allegations of inappropriate contact between a staff member and a student at Thomas Paine Elementary School. The allegation that such an incident occurred during recess at the school playground came to light earlier this week and led to a hotline call to the state Department of Children and Family Services.
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Restoration Work On Loredo Taft’s Black Hawk Statue Finally Set To Begin
Restoration work is finally underway on a northern Illinois landmark known as the Black Hawk statue following weather-related delays.
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Illinois Issues: Charlie Wheeler On The Past And Future Of Statehouse News
Charlie Wheeler has been covering Illinois government for 50 years. As he retires from leading the Public Affairs Reporting program at the University of Illinois Springfield, he reflects on the decline of the Statehouse press corps, the threat that poses to democracy, and the rays of hope in non-profit news.
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U Of I Urbana Fall Enrollment Breaks Past 50,000
Enrollment at the University of Illinois’ Urbana-Champaign campus has topped fifty thousand for the first time, according to preliminary fall enrollment figures released Thursday.