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In response to the deadly Waffle House shooting in Nashville, one Illinois lawmaker wants to make sure firearms stay with those who can legally carry them.
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Immigration advocates say these families have grown increasingly fearful of sharing their information with a government agency and would rather face food insecurity than risk enrolling in SNAP.
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The Illinois Senate has approved a pilot project that lets participants in a Carle job-training program stay on state public assistance a little longer, so they can manage the transition from dependency to self-sufficiency.
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Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin announced that Carol J. Mitten will become the City’s Administrator in June 2018.
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The Illinois General Assembly has only a few hours left to vote on a gun dealer licensing measure that would require gun shops to register with the state and pay a license fee.
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The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday they will take steps to crack down on the sale of e-cigarette products to children and teenagers. More than two million middle and high school students used e-cigarettes in 2016 and that number has continued to grow.
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U. S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth made history last week by being the first to bring her infant to the Senate floor while she voted. In Springfield, both chambers have been open to mothers and children.
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It’s a challenge for people with severe mental illnesses to hold down a job or get the medical help they need. And that extends to when they try to alleviate hunger by getting on the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.
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Faculty, staff and students at the University of Illinois Urbana campus heard from campus administrators Tuesday on issues ranging from state funding to making the campus more inclusive and accessible.
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Last month, the state's voters decided on the Republican and Democratic nominees for governor. But with the primaries behind them, the winners still have to convince those who wanted someone else at the top of the ticket.
