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Fundraiser To Benefit The Land Connection, And The Palate
Local foodies have a chance this weekend to be part of a farm-to-table chef competition to raise money for an area farmers market and farmer training.
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Winners and Losers As Illinois Universities Report Fall Enrollment
Illinois’ public universities have finished tallying up their student bodies for the new school year, and once again it’s a mix of winners and losers.
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Florence Nears Landfall On Carolina Coast, Bringing Storm Surge, Heavy Rain
Hurricane Florence was nearing landfall on the North Carolina coast, bringing with it life-threatening storm surge, heavy rain and sustained winds of 90 miles per hour. Although downgraded to a Category 1 storm, the hurricane has grown larger and slowed its march inland — factors likely to contribute to potentially catastrophic flooding.
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Chancellor’s Report Calls For Common Ground After Chief Illiniwek
A report based on community meetings held last spring calls for developing new traditions to replace Chief Illiniwek, while remembering the history of the controversial University of Illinois symbol.
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How A Deadly Virus Saved Organ Transplant Patients’ Lives
Nearly 100,000 people are waiting for a kidney transplant in the U.S., but many will never get one. Instead they’ll stay on dialysis for the rest of their lives. A team of doctors in Philadelphia have found a possible solution to this problem, by infecting patients with a potentially fatal virus.
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Technology Changing Access And Outcomes In Abortion Debate
President Donald Trump has stood strongly behind the anti-abortion movement, and his Supreme Court picks have some questioning the future of abortion access. However, technology could be key to access, too -- for both sides of the abortion debate.
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U of I Springfield Enrollment Down 7.7%; Increase In Freshmen Class
The University of Illinois Springfield is the latest state school to see an enrollment decline, part a recent trend for the campus.
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More In-State Students, More Grad & Online Students At U Of I Urbana Campus
The University of Illinois reports record increases in fall enrollment at its Urbana-Champaign campus. And more of its freshman class is from in-state.
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Illinois Board Of Elections Strengthens Cyber Security
The Illinois State Board of Elections plans to help all 108 local election authorities across the state strengthen their cyber security practices. The effort comes after the state election authority was hacked by Russian intelligence officials in 2016.
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Live Map: Track Hurricane Florence As It Heads For The East Coast
Track Hurricane Florence's progress toward the east coast with the video embedded in this story. The storm is expected to make landfall sometime Friday morning.