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Illinois government wants to keep kids from leaving the state for college. Its latest effort is a website and app that allows students and their parents to compare in-state schools.

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Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is set to face a second round of questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday. He’s expected to be questioned about his views on previous Supreme Court cases, as well as a range of policy issues.

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Many rural areas still don't have access to the kind of high-speed internet service they need. That hurts businesses, schools, even medical care.

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The price of insulin has more than doubled since 2012 alone, which has put the life-saving hormone out of reach for a growing number of diabetics who rely on it to live.

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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke is again pressing Catholic church officials on the issue of abuse.

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After years of declining enrollment, the latest numbers from Eastern Illinois University show that trend is reversing. Meanwhile, fall enrollment numbers for Southern Illinois University show continued decline, but more so at the Carbondale campus than in Edwardsville.

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After a long day of speeches and vocal protests from the audience Tuesday, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee get down to business Wednesday, with a marathon round of questions for Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

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The Illinois Governor’s Mansion is recently renovated and has re-opened for tourists, who tend to go for the historical significance. There’s also a new reason for art enthusiasts to check it out.

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The new 'Money Match' program will automatically return unclaimed assetts such as life insurance proceeds, forgotten bank accounts or other benefits, to an individual taxpayer. State Treasurer Michael Frerichs said taxpayer records from the Illinois Department of Revenue will now be matched with the unclaimed property program so that residents who are owed less than $2,000 will receive a check in the mail without having to file a claim with the state. 

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The Flash Index, a monthly index of the Illinois economy shows it at its highest level in more than two years.