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Beyond The Farm: A Look At The Wide World Of Ag Degrees
Fields, crops and farm animals are part of the agriculture-industry landscape, but an increasingly small one.
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Champaign Unit 4 School Board, Teachers Union Approve New Contract
The Champaign Unit 4 School District has officially avoided a strike. On Tuesday, the Unit 4 Board of Education and teachers union both voted in favor of a new three year teacher contract.
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Pritzker Names Education Advisory Team
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker Tuesday announced his seventh transition team. This one is charged with advising Pritzker on policies for all levels of education.
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Public Comments Open On Dynegy Plan To Stabilize Middle Fork River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking comment on a proposal by Dynegy Energy Midwest to install a rock wall to prevent millions of gallons of coal ash from polluting the Middle Fork River in Vermilion County.
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Illinois Issues: Gov. Rauner And The Folly Of Hubris
Commentary: Trying to impose his will rather than seeking compromise, and calling counterparts corrupt got the one-term politician nowhere.
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CU Public Health Wants To Help Businesses Support Breastfeeding Mothers
Breastfeeding provides health benefits to both moms and babies. A public-health initiative in Champaign-Urbana aims to get more local businesses to support the practice.
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Nationwide Data: Illinois Public Universities Cost More, Graduate Fewer
College in Illinois is becoming more expensive on average, and fewer students are graduating from the state’s large public universities. That’s according to a decade’s-worth of federal education data.
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Urbana Hires Firm For Facilities Master Plan
The city of Urbana has hired a consulting firm to create a thirty-year master plan for city facilities. The project has been one of Diane Marlin’s priorities as mayor of Urbana, and something she says is 15 to 20 years overdue for the city.
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USDA’s Rural Broadband Plan Met With Citizen Criticism And Concerns
Slow speeds, bad coverage and expensive service. These are just some of the concerns contained in nearly 300 public comments on Rural Broadband Pilot Program proposed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, a review by the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting found.
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Illini Roundup: Smith Extension; Volleyball #3 National Seed; Men’s Hoops Wins
Head football coach Lovie Smith gets a two-year contract extension despite a 9-27 record in three seasons.