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Real ID Finally Comes To Illinois
Illinoisans can now get driver’s licenses and state ID cards that comply with Real ID, the strict federal security requirements that will soon be needed for air travel.
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A Surplus Of Meat And Dairy Puts A Strain On U.S. Markets And Storage
Meat and dairy are piling up across the U.S. It has cold storage places packed to the rafters, and the federal government, which subsidizes the agriculture industry, looking for ways to alleviate the problem, at least in the short-term.
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Urbana Expected To Impose Moratorium On New Video Gaming At Bars
The Urbana City Council is set to take a final vote at its April 1st meeting on imposing a moratorium on new video gaming terminals in bars. Mayor Diane Marlin wants the moratorium in place, while work continues on an overhaul of the city liquor code.
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Illinois EPA Hearing On Middle Fork Stabilization Plan Shows Extent Of Public Opposition
At a public hearing Tuesday night in Danville the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency took comments from Central Illinois citizens, public officials, engineering and science experts, and environmentalists on Dynegy’s proposal to wall off the Middle Fork River near its coal ash ponds at the Vermilion Power Station.
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Nature Center In Urbana Gets Solar Power
The Anita Purves Nature Center is the latest building in Champaign-Urbana to go solar. Solar panels are being installed this week on the nature center, located on the north end of Urbana’s Crystal Lake Park.
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(Teacher) Testing 1, 2, 3…
Illinois lawmakers are considering a variety of bills that would change the requirements to earn a teaching certificate.
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Why Transitioning A Farm From One Generation To The Next Is Trickier Than Ever
Family structures—and farms themselves—are much more complicated than they used to be. Today, farm transition and land transfer are now among the hardest conversations families face.
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For Black Women, Access To Birth Control Comes With Heavy Baggage
Some doctors see access to birth control as a tool in the fight to decrease maternal and infant mortality. Indiana has one of the nation’s worst rates of new mothers and infants dying, and those rates are even worse for black women. But a history of abuse has led to distrust of health care professionals in communities of color.
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Amid Rising Housing Costs, Free Tuition Is Just One Piece Of College Affordability
One of the largest non-tuition expenses for many students is the cost of living on campus. The price of room and board has doubled in inflation adjusted dollars at public universities in the U.S. since 1980.
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Home Birth Advocates Call On Lawmakers To Address ‘Maternity Care Crisis’ In Illinois
A small but growing number of U.S. women are choosing to have their babies at home. In more than 30 states, including most of the Midwest, it’s legal for certified professional midwives – trained specifically in home birth – to assist them. Illinois is not among them; but the state Senate wants to study the issue.