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Sen. John McCain, Former Presidential Nominee And Prisoner Of War, Dies At 81
Arizona senator and former Republican presidential nominee John McCain died Saturday at the age of 81.
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Hindu Festival To Kick Off Immigrant ‘Welcoming Week’
The Freedom Festival will bring the vibrant colors, food and traditions of South Asia to Champaign this weekend. The festival will kick off Welcoming Week, an initiative of the University YMCA’s New American Welcome Center, which works to help new immigrants flourish in the Champaign-Urbana area.
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U.S. Lumber Benefiting From A Trade Dispute That Trump Didn’t Start
Back in 2012, one of the major employers in Montrose, Colorado, a sawmill, was in receivership and on the brink of collapse. At the time, local media reported that the cost of logging timber had become prohibitively expensive, and the log yard was nearly empty.
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Parkland President Discusses Plans To Stabilize Enrollment
Classes started this week at Parkland College in Champaign. The community college has seen a slow, steady decline in enrollment over the last decade.
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Bennett Calls For Override To Save Bill Fighting Medicaid Backlog
State Senator Scott Bennett says he hopes lawmakers override the governor’s amendatory veto of a bill he co-sponsored to speed up the processing of Medicaid applications for long term care in Illinois.
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National Study Spotlights Illinois Pension Problems
A national studyreleased this week comparing general school funding dollars with the amount spent on staff benefits singled out Illinois — and not in a good way.
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Rauner, Pritzker Make Back-To-Back Pitches To Illinois Farmers
Gov. Bruce Rauner and his Democratic challenger J.B. Pritzker were minutes away from crossing paths Wednesday in Normal as they asked a tent full of farmers for their support.
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Attorney General Candidates Weigh In On Need For Illinois Catholic Church Investigation
Republican candidate for attorney general Erika Harold said she wants a statewide grand jury to investigate cases of child sex abuse within the Catholic church in Illinois.
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Efforts To Rebuild After Springfield’s 1908 Race Riot Still Ongoing
It’s been 110 years since the 1908 Race Riot erupted in Springfield. The violence and its aftermath inspired the founding of the NAACP, the prominent civil rights organization. A number of groups in the city recognized and remembered the violence and lives lost in a series of public events earlier this month. There are also plans to ensure more recognition in the future of a violent period many residents say deserves more attention.
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Davis Comments On Lovell & Cohen, Promotes Blood Donation
Illinois Republican Congressman Rodney Davis gave blood Wednesday at Community Blood Services in Urbana. While there, he talked with reporters about the arrest last week of a former campaign employee, and claims made about President Trump by his former personal attorney.
