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Chicago Symphony, Riccardo Muti Extend Contract Until 2022
The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has extended its contract with renowned Italian conductor Riccardo Muti as its music director through the 2022 season.
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GOP’s Erika Harold: Public Corruption Focus Goes Beyond Politics
Illinois attorney general hopeful Erika Harold said she wants to increase efforts to stop public corruption while simultaneously staying away from partisan politics—a difficult balancing act for a Republican office holder in a blue state.
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Illinois Issues: The Radium Girls - An Illinois Tragedy
Part 1: Radium poisoning took the lives of perhaps thousands of female factory workers, many in Ottawa, Illinois, in the last century.
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What Township Government Does In Champaign And Urbana, And A Potential Alternative
Townships are a part of local government that Illinoisans often forget they have ---- until there’s a controversy, like that one that flared up in early January in Urbana.
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UIUC Graduate Employee Union Files Intent to Strike Paperwork
The graduate employee union at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign filed intent to strike paperwork today. According to a press release from the Graduate Employees Organization, or GEO, the union filed its strike notice after the university administration failed to respond to their latest contract proposal.
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A Sober BB Gun Safety Reminder
A Champaign County deputy wants to make sure people handle B-B guns with care, in light of a BB gun related death in Indiana.
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Lawmakers Consider More Property Tax Breaks For Seniors
As Democrats and Republicans try to make local property taxes into an election-year political issue — state lawmakers are looking to cut tax rates for senior citizens.
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‘Beetle Bailey’ Cartoonist Mort Walker Dies At 94
Comic strip artist Mort Walker, a World War II veteran who satirized the Army and tickled millions of newspaper readers with the antics of the lazy private "Beetle Bailey," died Saturday. He was 94.
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Rauner Announces Compromise On School Tax-Credit Program
Gov. Bruce Rauner has announced a compromise on a school-funding issue which has held up implementation of a historic funding overhaul.
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Winter Doesn’t Stop Seed Swaps
No matter the weather, it’s not too early to start thinking about this year's garden. Saturday, Jan. 27 is National Seed Swap Day, and several seed swap gatherings have been scheduled on or near the day around the country.