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U.S. Senators Announce Funding For Illinois Head Start Programs
More than $9 million dollars in federal funding has been announced to help Head Start programs in central Illinois.
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How Some Small Towns Are Achieving ‘Brain Gain’
When communities watch young people grow up, go off and never return, remaining residents and politicians often bemoan there’s been a “brain drain” — especially when such population loss means schools and businesses close. But plenty of residents are full of love and pride for those communities, and some are working to identify their towns’ best attributes so they can attract new residents and achieve “brain gain.”
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Protesters Denounce ICE Actions In Champaign-Urbana
A few dozen demonstrators gathered in front of the Champaign County Courthouse in Urbana Wednesday afternoon to protest against the arrest and deportation of local immigrants.
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Flights To Charlotte, NC Coming To Willard Airport In December
Willard Airport says American Airlines will begin service between the Champaign-Urbana airport and Charlotte, North Carolina, starting in December.
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Targeted Republicans In Tricky Spot On Questions About Trump
Democrats are trying to flip several Congressional seats in Illinois this fall. That’s put some Republicans in a tricky spot when it comes to questions about President Donald Trump.
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Durbin Calls On Trump Administration To Clarify Info Surrounding Child Separations
U.S. Democratic Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois is calling on the Trump administration to clarify statements made in June about child separations at the border.
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Illinois Senators To Introduce Bill Aimed At Keeping Drinking Water Safer For Communities
Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth have signed on with ten other Democrats to support a bill to help small and disadvantaged communities improve the safety of their drinking water.
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Are Nurse Practitioners The Solution To Indiana’s Physician Shortage?
More nurse practitioners are stepping up to meet the needs of Hoosier patients as Indiana grapples with a shortage of primary care doctors.
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Former U Of I All-American Anderson Upsets Federer At Wimbledon
The 2007 All-American defeated the eight-time Wimbledon champion in five sets, after falling behind two sets to none, winning the fifth set 13-11.
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After Hospital Closure, A Missouri Community Tries to Fill The Gap in Health and Jobs
Twin Rivers is the fourth rural hospital to shutter in Missouri in the past four years. The surprise closure has left the 31,000 residents of Dunklin County—the second poorest in the state—scrambling to find medical care while local physicians rush to provide services and elected officials ponder ways to replace the loss of one of the county’s largest employers.