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New Report Says Illinois Prisons Are Nearly 40 Percent Over Capacity
A new report published by a national non-profit finds that Illinois prisons are holding about 17,000 more people than they were designed to house.
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Illini Drop United Center Game To Ohio State 77-67
Everything that could go wrong did go wrong in the Illini men's annual basketball game at the United Center in Chicago.
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A Hands-On Look At Gene-Editing Technique CRISPR, Possible Ag Game-Changer
In a lab at George Washington University, painted lady butterflies flutter in mesh houses. This is where assistant professor Arnault Martin and his research group use the new gene-editing technique CRISPR to unlock secrets about the colors and spots on the butterflies’ wings.
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Illinois Education Funding Fixes Still Top Priority
Gov.-elect J.B. Pritzker and a new crop of legislators will take office come January. Those crafting state education policies say they will continue one of the biggest fights in recent years, finding more funding for teachers, students and schools.
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Two Die In Normal West Bus Crash On I-74
Two people died and two others received serious injuries Wednesday night when a semitrailer truck on Interstate 74 crashed head-on into a school bus carrying eight Normal West girls basketball players back from a game in Champaign. None of the students were critically injured.
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HIV Still Problematic In African Countries Like Uganda
Since the global HIV/AIDS epidemic reached its peak in the late 1990s, advancements in medicine and outreach have increased chances of survival and lowered the transmission rate of the virus around the world. But in countries like Uganda, where the prevalence rate is 6.5 percent, there’s still a lot of work to be done – especially in the high-risk communities that encircle Lake Victoria.
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WATCH/LISTEN: Bush National Cathedral Ceremony
Former President George H.W. Bush is being honored with funeral services at the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
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Urbana School Board Removes Owen, Other Administrators
The Urbana School Board, without discussion, voted Tuesday night to bring in former district superintendent Preston Williams to manage District 116 for the rest of the school year, replacing Don Owen.
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Court Monitor ‘Absolutely Convinced’ Mentally Ill Inmates Abused, Inadequately Treated In Illinois
The Illinois Department of Corrections continues to flounder in its efforts to care for inmates with mental illness, according to a new report by the court-appointed monitor on a 2016 lawsuit settlement. Some prison facilities main a "culture of abuse and retaliation" against mentally ill offenders, the report states.
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Neurosurgeon Tells NRA Gun Violence Is His ‘Lane’
Physicians across the country have a message for the National Rifle Association: Gun violence is our concern.
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