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Kinzinger’s Rising Star Burns A Bit Brighter In Trump Era
The 41-year-old congressman is everywhere. He’s a regular fixture on cable news and even NPR. His national profile has grown considerably in the past year.
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Hot Days And Heavy Rains Make Illinois Roads Explode
A hot and unusually wet summer has stretches of Illinois roads at the breaking point. Drivers are being warned to watch out for road buckling.
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Mental Health Counselors Testify About Treatment For Brendt Christensen
The sentencing phase of the Brendt Christensen trial continued Friday in U.S. District Court in Peoria, with testimony from mental health counselors and the defendant’s ex-wife.
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Illinois Mulling Options To Deal With Asian Carp At Lake Decatur Dam
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is considering options to deal with thousands of invasive Asian carp that are clustering near the base of the Lake Decatur dam. But a DNR official says there are safeguards in place to keep them from getting over the dam.
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Illinois Issues: State Prison Population Is Down 20 Percent — Who Gets Credit?
After decades of growth, the number of men and women in the Illinois prison system has declined sharply in the last several years. A complex blend of decisions is behind the drop — ranging from the highest reaches of power in the General Assembly down to individual police on the beat.
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Rural Illinois Hardship Becomes Dollar Stores’ Gain
When the economy suffers, as it has in many rural Central Illinois communities, shoppers tend to become bargain hunters, looking for the best deals to help stretch their ever-thinning dollar. That has helped expand the market for discount stores.
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U Of I Colleagues Describe Christensen As Promising Student Who Lost His Way
The sentencing phase of the Brendt Christensen trial enters its fifth day Friday. Federal public defenders called eight witnesses Thursday in their effort to save him from the death penalty.
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The Corn Belt’s Traditional Summer Job Of Detasseling Delayed By Weather
Every summer, thousands of Midwestern kids as young as 13 load onto school buses early in the morning to do one of the hottest, dirtiest temporary jobs out there. They are the corn detasselers.
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Indiana Is Latest State To Roll Out Medicaid Work Requirement
On July first, Indiana became the latest state to add a work requirement for thousands of people who get health insurance through Medicaid. Similar programs in Arkansas and Kentucky have sparked concerns and court challenges.
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Tearful Testimony From Father Of Christensen As Sentencing Phase Continues
Federal public defenders trying to save Brendt Christensen from the death penalty presented emotional testimony from character witnesses Wednesday --- including the defendant’s father.
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