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Hundreds of Champaign residents have signed a petition asking the City Council to repeal a measure they say discriminates against people with a criminal record. The policy allows landlords to deny housing to people with certain prior convictions, unless they’ve been out of prison for 5 years.
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It took a jury less than two hours to return a guilty verdict in Brendt Christensen’s trial for the kidnapping and murder of University of Illinois visiting scholar Yingying Zhang. The verdict means Christensen faces either life in prison or the death penalty.
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Members of AFSCME Council 31 have a new labor deal with the State of Illinois, according to the union.
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Brendt Christensen, the man accused of kidnapping and killing U of I visiting scholar Yingying Zhang, will not testify in his own defense. The jury will get the case Monday.
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Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed a series of laws meant to protect immigrants in Illinois. The Democrat says it’s a direct response to the rhetoric and actions of President Donald Trump.
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It was a logical step for a state that granted suffrage rights years before.
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The Mississippi River system is both an artery and a vein. It pumps ag products out of the heartland and into the world while bringing back fertilizer and steel to keep that economic engine purring.
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Federal prosecutors will rest their case Friday in the trial of Brendt Christensen, the man accused of killing University of Illinois visiting scholar Yingying Zhang. The capital case could go to the jury Monday.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether the Trump administration can add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. In Illinois, Governor J.B. Pritzker is moving ahead with plans to make sure everyone in the state is counted.
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Illinois’ new state budget means more money for community colleges, including Parkland College in Champaign. The 5% increase in state funding for higher education translates into an estimated $200,000 for Parkland College, according to the college’s chief financial officer, Chris Randles.
