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Tentative Agreement Reached On Contract For Grad Workers At U Of I Urbana Campus
A tentative contract agreement has been reached between the University of Illinois and striking graduate workers at the Urbana-Champaign campus.
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C-U Fresh Start Holds Third Call-In
Nine young men with records of weapons-related offenses were presented with a chance for a fresh start in life, at the third C-U Fresh Start “Call-In” held Thursday night in Champaign.
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President Trump To Meet With Kim Jong Un, White House Says
President Trump has agreed to a face-to-face meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "at a place and time to be determined," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement Thursday.
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Mark Morris Dance Group Helps People With Parkinson’s Disease Experience The Joy Of Dance
The Mark Morris Dance Group offers classes to people with Parkinson’s disease in 100 communities around the world, including right here in Champaign-Urbana.
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Why Rural Advocates Question Trump’s Commitment To Developing Areas Outside Of Cities
The Trump administration wants to show rural communities, which voted for him by wide margins in the 2016 election, they are still on the president’s mind. It suggested a list of broad ideas in January to spark growth and carved out rural interests in an infrastructure plan.
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RIPE Project Engineering Crops That Use Water More Efficiently
Agriculture uses 90-percent of the world’s fresh water supply. And as the demand for food around the world continues to rise, so will the need to find crops that use less water.
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U of I Graduate Workers Strike Hinges On Tuition Waivers
Hundreds of classes have been canceled and dozens more relocated as a strike by graduate employees at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign continues into a second week. On Tuesday night, graduate workers occupied the office of university president Tim Killeen. Strikers have a variety of demands, but one of the most contentious points focuses on the future of tuition waivers -- and whether some graduate workers will have to pay tuition while employed in academic positions on campus.
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Frerichs Endorses Kwame Raoul For State Atty General
State Treasurer Mike Frerichs returned home to Champaign-Urbana Tuesday to announce he’s backing State Senator Kwame Raoul in the crowded race for state Attorney General.
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ACLU Argues Student Protests Should Be Treated As Excused Absences
With more student protests expected after the shooting in Parkland, Florida, the ACLU of Illinois is encouraging schools to respect free speech rights.
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Illinois Issues: Fight Or Flight — Attorney General Candidates On Impasse Politics
How would contenders for the state's top legal office have handled the budget stalemate?