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Durbin Promotes Yearly Automatic Funding Increases For Science Research
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin wants the federal government to increase funding for scientific research by five percent each year.
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Illini Roundup: Women’s Cross Country Wins NCAA Regional
The Illini won an NCAA Regional for just the second time in program history, and the first time since 2006.
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Lyric Theatre’s ‘Sharp Ears’ Aims For All Audiences
The latest production from Lyric Theatre at Illinois opens Friday night at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana. “The Adventures of Little Sharp Ears” by the Czech composer Leoš Janáček follows wildlife as they move from the farmyard through the forest.
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Illinois Issues: Once A Skeptic, Congressman Rodney Davis Embraces Trump
Rodney Davis’ 13th District includes wide swaths of rural, central Illinois, where President Trump is popular. But is also includes college towns filled with Democratic voters, and Davis was re-elected by a slim margin last year.
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WATCH/LISTEN: House Impeachment Hearing - Marie Yovanovitch
House Democrats are set to convene their second open impeachment hearing on Friday with a witness expected to detail the shadow Ukraine policy run by President Trump's lawyer, Rudy Giuliani.
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News Outlets Call University Of Illinois Policy A Reporter Gag Order
Several media and legal organizations spoke out at a University of Illinois Board of Trustees meeting in Chicago on Thursday, saying university policy is impeding reporting on sexual assault at the school.
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U of I Touts Sexual Harassment Reforms, Implementation Still Unclear
In the midst of the #MeToo movement and several high-profile sexual misconduct cases involving its own faculty, the University of Illinois is announcing recently released recommendations that would change how the university handles cases of sexual harassment and misconduct.
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Fourth Illinois Resident Dies After Suffering Vaping-Related Lung Injury
The Illinois Department of Public Health says a fourth Illinois resident has died after being hospitalized with a vaping-related lung injury.
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In Impeachment Hearing, Taylor Says Trump Asked About Ukraine ‘Investigations’
A State Department staffer overheard President Trump asking a top diplomat about "investigations" he wanted Ukraine to pursue that he believed might help him in the 2020 election, another senior diplomat told Congress.
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Michael Mwenso Works To Dissolve ‘Mysterious’ American History
Michael Mwenso's music destiny appeared after his mother was deported from their home in London to her native Africa.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
