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Nurse Who Saved A Student Also Changes Law
The Illinois legislature has approved a measure that would allow public school nurses to provide the life-saving medication glucagon to diabetic students in emergency situations.
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Lawmaker: Electric Vehicle Fee Hike Would Hurt Rivian
A state lawmaker is using the Rivian plant in Normal to attack a plan to raise electric-vehicle registration fees to fund part of a massive infrastructure spending program.
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Custody Or Care: Ohio May Help Parents Deal With Mental Illness
Across the United States, parents of children with severe mental health issues can face an excruciating decision: If they can't afford costly healthcare, they may have to sign over custody to the state. That way, the government will pay for the child's care. Now those parents are fighting for change, and a chunk of Ohio's budget.
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3 Killed As Violent Tornadoes Cause ‘Devastation’ In Missouri
A devastating series of storms late Wednesday spawned multiple tornadoes that caused extensive damage to several buildings and led to at least three deaths in Missouri.
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Meating In The Middle: The Challenge of Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions On Farms
Cow guts are quite the factory. Grass goes in, microbes help break it down and make hydrogen, then other microbes start converting it to another gas. In the end, you get methane, manure and meat.
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Affordable Housing Advocates Want $1bn From Capital Plan
Affordable-housing advocates are joining the chorus calling on Illinois lawmakers to approve an infrastructure plan.
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Quincy Synagogue Turns Off The Lights — For The Last Time
One of the oldest Jewish synagogues in Illinois has closed its doors.
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Why Don’t More Doctors Help Cancer Patients Quit Smoking?
More than 150,000 Americans die from lung cancer each year, and smoking is responsible for up to 90 percent of those deaths. Despite the high stakes, many people keep smoking after getting a cancer diagnosis. But some treatment centers are now doing more to help.
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Urbana Looks At More Spending Cuts For Its FY 2020 Budget
For the second year running, the city of Urbana is identifying spending cuts, as it tries to address a structural deficit in its budget.
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More Residents Sue Peoples Gas Over Drinking Water Contamination
A lawsuit filed Monday in Champaign County Circuit Court contends that contamination from a natural gas leak north of Mahomet has spread to additional residential water wells.