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Illinois Issues: Money And The Legal Weed Debate
Lawmakers see chance for green with recreational marijuana.
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Researchers Engineer Bacteria To Create A Million New Chemicals For Drug Discovery
If you create a million unique chemicals, chances are one or two of them could be a life-saving drug. A new research study from the University of Illinois finds that this shotgun approach to drug discovery can be accelerated with the help of bacteria.
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GOP County Clerk Candidates Differ On Voting Reforms
Jon Rector, one of the Republicans running for Champaign County Clerk in Tuesday’s primary wants to take additional steps to maintain voting integrity in local elections. But his opponent, Matt Grandone thinks the move isn’t necessary.
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For Staying Power, CSAs Could Use A Niche Product
U.S. consumers’ hunger for fresh, local and organic foods has fed a marketplace that’s so big, little guys are — once again — having to evolve and specialize.
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State Seeks Proposals For Redeveloping Eagle Creek Resort
Nine years after it was closed due to mold and financial problems, state officials are asking potential developers to submit proposals for reopening the Eagle Creek Resort at Lake Shelbyville.
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Source: Fired Deputy FBI Director Took Memos, Notes About Interactions With Trump
Andrew McCabe was fired by Attorney General Jeff Sessions late Friday. Saturday, Washington, D.C., tried to make sense of the latest developments in the seemingly never-ending Russia saga.
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For St. Patrick’s Day, A True Tale Of 8 Sailors Saved By Guinness
If you're picking up a glass of Guinness this St. Patrick's Day, savor it while pondering this story from 1917, when Ireland's famous stout was cause for true celebration: It saved lives.
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Justice Department Fires Embattled FBI Deputy Director Just Short Of Retirement
Attorney General Jeff Sessions fired outgoing FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe on Friday even though he was on the doorstep of retirement and receiving his pension after two decades of service to the bureau.
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Rauner: Replace Legionnaires’-Stricken VA Home With New ‘Ultra-Modern’ Facility
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner called Thursday for the construction of an “ultra-modern facility” in Quincy to replace a state-run veterans’ home beset by fatal Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks.
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Monticello Dis. 25 Voters Asked Again To Pass Bond Referendum
Voters in Monticello School District 25 said “no” to a bond referendum to build a new high school in 2014 and 2016. Now, the school board is asking them to consider a more modest proposal to improve school buildings.