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Illinois has been mulling over the idea of legalizing recreational cannabis for years. A state-sponsored study suggests that supporters' may have over-estimated the amount of tax revenue that could be gained by legalization.
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State lawmakers in Springfield introduced legislation Thursday aimed at creating more renewable energy jobs and cutting carbon pollution entirely from the state’s power sector by 2030.
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Western Illinois University emailed layoff notices on Friday to 132 employees, which is about 8% of the total workforce.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Purdue beat the Illini men's basketball team 73-56 Wednesday night in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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