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Jury Finds Paul Manafort Guilty In Federal Tax And Bank Fraud Trial
A federal jury on Tuesday found Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, guilty on eight of the 18 charges he faced in his tax and bank fraud trial.
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Conservation District Sought For Champaign’s Clark Park Neighborhood
Members of a residents’ group in Champaign’s Clark Park neighborhood say they are not against new home construction. But the group wants the city to create a conservation district in their neighborhood to keep bigger houses from being built there. The Clark Park Steering Committee submitted a conservation district application to the city in early August.
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Illinois Issues: Fake Weed—The Danger And The Appeal
Once considered the new frontier of drugs and drug trafficking, synthetic cannabinoids have been around for years now and they’re becoming increasingly dangerous. More recently, authorities say dozens of overdoses in Connecticut occurred due to a drug called K-2 that was possibly laced with fentanyl.
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IL House Higher Ed Committee Begins SIU Hearings
State lawmakers say hours of testimony Monday on the SIU Carbondale campus will help as the group shapes the future of higher education funding in Illinois.
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Urbana Couple Wins Two Hugo Awards For Online Science Fiction Magazine
An Urbana couple won two of the top awards in the science fiction world over the weekend. Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas were awarded the Hugo award for Best Editor in the short form category. And their online publication, Uncanny Magazine, won a Hugo for Best Semi-professional Publication for the third year in a row.
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Common App Drops Criminal Records Question, Millikin Will Continue To Ask
At least one Illinois university will continue to ask applicants about their criminal histories despite a recent announcement from the Common Application that the form will no longer include the question as of next fall.
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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Says Government, Not Church, Should Investigate Catholic Sex Abuse
Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke is calling for a new investigation into sex abuse in the Catholic Church. Church authorities are doing just that, but Burke says the matter cannot be left to the Catholic heirarchy.
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Researcher: Higher Wages, Student Loan Forgiveness Solves Shortages
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed into law a slew of legislation this month intended to alleviate Illinois’s teacher shortage. But some teachers and union leaders doubt the measures are enough. Illinois Newsroom’s Lee Gaines spoke with Linda Darling-Hammond to find out what legislative fixes actually work.
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Expanding Telehealth In Illinois Could Connect Underserved Patients To Care: Task Force
Illinois' telehealth task force wants the state to loosen Medicaid restrictions to help bring specialty care to patients in rural and underserved communities.
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Trade Disputes Explode Under Trump Tariff War
As President Donald Trump continues to wage a multi-front trade war with some of the U.S.’ biggest economic partners, farmers have borne some of the heaviest financial burden.