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Public Media Seeks Changes To ‘Complex’ Grant Formula
A series of accounting errors could lead to changes in how public broadcasters file for federal grants.
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Update: Where Cannabis Legislation Stands
The idea of a legal recreational program looks very likely for Illinois especially with Gov. J.B Pritzker already allocating funds into next year's budget from licensing fees. Lawmakers are completing a series of behind-closed-doors meetings, but bill language has not been filed.
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Illinois State Treasurer’s Office Sets Record For Money Returned
Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said his office has distributed a record $200 million in unclaimed cash to Illinois residents in the last 10 months.
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Mental Health Defense Dropped In Chinese Scholar Case
Lawyers for a former University of Illinois student accused of killing visiting Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang say they are abandoning their mental health defense.
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Roundtable: In Illinois, Cannabis Is The Talk Of The Towns
In this reporter roundtable, you will hear from three reporters who are covering this topic from different regions of the state.
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The Fight Over What It Means To Be Homeless — And How That Could Affect Illinois
Just because someone has four walls around them every night, that doesn’t mean they’re housed. That’s what Paul Hamann believes. He’s the president and CEO of the Night Ministry, a Chicago-based non-profit that provides shelter and healthcare services to the homeless.
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Shimkus On Observer Team For Ukrainian Election
U.S. Rep. John Shimkus (R-Collinsville) was in Ukraine earlier this month to observe presidential balloting that elected comedian Volodymyr Zelensky.
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California Synagogue Shooting Investigated As A Hate Crime After 1 Killed, 3 Injured
A gunman opened fire at a California synagogue Saturday morning, killing one and wounding three more people.
The incident took place at the Chabad of Poway synagogue in the San Diego suburb of Poway, Calif., and came on the final day of Passover.
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Illinois Issues: Can Legal Marijuana Business Deliver On Diversity?
Politicians spearheading the effort to legalize recreational marijuana say revenue isn’t the driving force. It’s about promoting justice for people of color who have been unfairly targeted by the war on drugs. But, the lack of diversity and transparency in Illinois’ medical marijuana program causes some concern.
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Lyric Theatre Brings ‘Crazy For You’ To Krannert
Lyric Theatre at Illinois’ final production of the semester is 1992’s “Crazy for You,” which takes the music of George and Ira Gershwin and uses it in a charming musical set in 1930’s Nevada.
