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WIU Sends Out More Layoff Notices
Western Illinois University emailed layoff notices on Friday to 132 employees, which is about 8% of the total workforce.
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Illinois Issues: Neglect Of Local Roads Growing, Say County Engineers
Problems on interstate highways and bridges get a lot of attention. But you may be seeing more potholes and cracks on the roads you take to work or even live on, particularly in rural areas.
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How Measles Outbreak Threatens A Young Patient
Jessica Barnes of Urbana is the mother of Peyton, 5, who is undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia. The treatments wipe out her immune system, which makes her highly susceptible to illness. Barnes is joining public health officials in urging everyone to get the measles vaccine if they haven’t yet.
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Trump And Kim’s Second Nuclear Summit Ends With No Deal
President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un left their summit meeting on Thursday in Hanoi, Vietnam, without agreeing on a denuclearization deal. A planned signing ceremony was canceled.
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An Illinois Law Aims To Help Homeless Students — Is It Enough?
A law allows Illinois school districts to use a portion of their transportation funding to help homeless families, and those at risk of becoming homeless, pay for a place to live.
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Autism Coverage Still Lacking In Illinois
Approximately one in 59 children is diagnosed with Autism in the U.S. About a decade ago, Illinois started requiring private insurers to cover autism treatment.
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5 Revelations From Cohen: 2017 Checks, ‘Catch-And-Kill,’ Possible Book Deal
The testimony on Wednesday from Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer who's headed to federal prison in early May, was a potentially seminal moment in the myriad investigations into the Trump administration House Democrats are expected to launch now that they control the chamber.
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Late Surge Propels Purdue Past Illini Men 73-56
Purdue beat the Illini men's basketball team 73-56 Wednesday night in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Why Even Illinois’s Department Of Corrections Wants To Fix The Way The State Does Electronic Monitor
People on electronic monitoring (EM) as a condition of parole can only leave home with explicit permission from a state parole agent.
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WATCH/LISTEN: Michael Cohen Testifies Before House Oversight Committee
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former lawyer, is testifying on Capitol Hill. Cohen has been sentenced to three years in prison, to begin in May. He pleaded guilty last year to charges of campaign finance violations and other charges related to his work for Trump.