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Environmental Groups Call For Controls On Coal Ash Dumping
Several Illinois environmental advocates are calling on state legislators to regulate the dumping of coal ash – a byproduct of coal burning-- generated by utility companies.
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Champaign County Board Approves More Loans For Nursing Home
The Champaign County Board voted Tuesday night to provide more money to the county nursing home, settling two lawsuits, forgiving old loans, and agreeing to loan the home additional money until a pending sale to a private operator becomes official.
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Another Comeback Falls Short At The Buzzer For Illini Men
Notre Dame beat the Fighting Illini men's basketball team 76-74 last night in South Bend. For the second time in as many weeks, Trent Frazier had a chance to hit the game-winning shot. This time the ball went halfway through the basket before rolling off the rim.
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Beyond The Farm: A Look At The Wide World Of Ag Degrees
Fields, crops and farm animals are part of the agriculture-industry landscape, but an increasingly small one.
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Champaign Unit 4 School Board, Teachers Union Approve New Contract
The Champaign Unit 4 School District has officially avoided a strike. On Tuesday, the Unit 4 Board of Education and teachers union both voted in favor of a new three year teacher contract.
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Pritzker Names Education Advisory Team
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker Tuesday announced his seventh transition team. This one is charged with advising Pritzker on policies for all levels of education.
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Public Comments Open On Dynegy Plan To Stabilize Middle Fork River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking comment on a proposal by Dynegy Energy Midwest to install a rock wall to prevent millions of gallons of coal ash from polluting the Middle Fork River in Vermilion County.
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Illinois Issues: Gov. Rauner And The Folly Of Hubris
Commentary: Trying to impose his will rather than seeking compromise, and calling counterparts corrupt got the one-term politician nowhere.
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CU Public Health Wants To Help Businesses Support Breastfeeding Mothers
Breastfeeding provides health benefits to both moms and babies. A public-health initiative in Champaign-Urbana aims to get more local businesses to support the practice.
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Nationwide Data: Illinois Public Universities Cost More, Graduate Fewer
College in Illinois is becoming more expensive on average, and fewer students are graduating from the state’s large public universities. That’s according to a decade’s-worth of federal education data.
