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Fire Chief Proposes Giant Flag To Fly Over Paxton
The fire chief in the Ford County town of Paxton says flying a giant U.S. flag from a tall flagpole would promote patriotism and his community at the same time.
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Bezhanishvili Scores 35, Illinois Beats Rutgers 99-94 In OT
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Freshman big man Giorgi Bezhanishvili scored a career-high 35 points — 29 of them coming in the second half — to lead Illinois to a 99-94 overtime win over Rutgers on Saturday.
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Have We Been Misspelling J.B. Pritzker’s Name?
There is a mystery at the heart of Illinois government. Statehouse reporters have been in private discussions about it for weeks. After internal deliberations here at public radio, we thought it was finally time to go public.
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Watch Live: Acting Attorney General Whitaker Faces House Judiciary Committee
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker is being questioned by the House Judiciary Committee, now controlled by Democrats.
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$15 Minimum Wage Clears Senate, Heads To House
Illinois is one step closer to having a $15 minimum wage, after the state Senate approved the legislation by a 39-18 vote Thursday.
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Illinois Issues: Tobacco 21 Plan - Puffed Up or Plausible?
For decades, public health advocates have pushed for limits on smoking. They've included warning labels on products to limits on where someone can light up, all of which have helped bring down smoking rates. But in Illinois, a push to raise the smoking age has repeatedly failed to become law. We took a look at this year's push, and what chance it has at becoming law.
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Soybeans Singled Out In U.S.-China Trade War, But Small Farmers Bear The Brunt
In theory, closing off China’s soybean market due to the trade dispute with the U.S. on top of generally low prices for the commodity should affect all industry players, big to small. But if you’re a farmer who plants only soybeans on relatively few acres, you’re probably in trouble.
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Bloody Handprint Among Evidence In Chinese Scholar’s Case
Prosecutors are building a case, partly on a bloody handprint and the responses of a cadaver-sniffing dog, that former University of Illinois physics student Brendt Christensen killed Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang in 2017 at his off-campus apartment.
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New Research Finds Microplastics In Illinois Groundwater
Researchers at the University of Illinois Prairie Research Institute have found tiny strands of synthetic fabric, or microfibers, in Illinois groundwater systems.
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March Madness: If Trade War Continues, The Cost Will Likely Reach Consumers
The U.S. trade war with China has created a financial burden for farmers and companies that import Chinese goods. Consumers, on the other hand, have mostly been spared from the conflict. That could all change if this month’s negotiations between the U.S. and China don’t go well.
