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When it comes to the battle against distracted driving, Illinois is taking it up a notch.   

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It's Night 1 of the first primary debate of the 2020 election cycle. Follow NPR reporters' live analysis and fact checks of the candidates' remarks.

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Millions of television viewers are getting their first extended look at the historically sprawling Democratic primary field over two nights in Miami this week.

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U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth says the Trump Administration should come to Congress before it authorizes any military action against Iran.

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A report released Tuesday by the Illinois State Board of Education shows most kindergarteners in the state start school unprepared.

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The Champaign City Council voted Tuesday night to not repeal a policy that allows landlords to discriminate against people with certain criminal records. The three-hour study session meeting included a presentation of a City Council report on the issue, followed by public comment from more than 20 area residents.

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Illinois' new governor delivered on a top campaign promise Tuesday by signing legislation that makes the state the 11th to legalize small amounts of marijuana for recreational use and the second to approve it through the Legislature rather than the ballot box.

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Low-income college students in Illinois got some good news Monday. The state's Monetary Award Program — which provides MAP grants to help pay for tuition — will be able to give more grants with more money, thanks to the largest appropriation in the fund’s history.

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Hundreds of Champaign residents have signed a petition asking the City Council to repeal a measure they say discriminates against people with a criminal record. The policy allows landlords to deny housing to people with certain prior convictions, unless they’ve been out of prison for 5 years.

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It took a jury less than two hours to return a guilty verdict in Brendt Christensen’s trial for the kidnapping and murder of University of Illinois visiting scholar Yingying Zhang. The verdict means Christensen faces either life in prison or the death penalty.