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Governor Signs Milkweed Bill To Help Monarch Butterfly
Illinois now has a law on the books that promotes the milkweed plant, in order to protect the monarch butterfly.
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GOP Taps Michaels For County Auditor
A Republican county board member from Rantoul will be the next Champaign County Auditor.
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Keep It Local: Rural Foundations Encourage Designating Localities As Heirs To Stem Wealth Drain
It’s a common story: Ambitious kids move from small towns to larger cities, never to look back. When their parents die, the family wealth that’s been built over generations through farming, ranching or agriculture-related businesses often follows the kids, draining the economic lifeblood from those rural communities.
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Disposition Of Remains Law Donates Bodies To Science
Next year Illinois will have a new way to dispose of dead bodies where no next of kin is found, or families don’t have the means to pay for a burial and it could benefit students.
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Rep. Trent Franks To Resign From Congress After Discussing Surrogacy With Staffers
Rep. Trent Franks, R-Ariz., is the third member of Congress to announce his resignation this week, saying that he had discussed surrogacy with two female subordinates.
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Sen. Al Franken Announces He Will Resign ‘In The Coming Weeks’
Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, announced Thursday that he will be resigning. Speaking on the Senate floor, Franken said serving in the Senate has been "the great honor of my life" and that nothing he has done as a senator "has brought dishonor" on the institution. But he said, "it's become clear that I can't both pursue the Ethics Committee process and at the same time remain an effective senator" for the people of Minnesota.
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Congressman Shimkus A Member Of The Committee Negotiating Final Version Of Tax Bill
Downstate Congressman John Shimkus will help negotiate the final version of the Republican tax reform bill.
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Bus Company Could Face Tens Of Thousands Of Dollars In Fines
The Illinois Attorney General’s Civil Rights Bureau is conducting an investigation into private bus company Suburban Express for possible violations of the Illinois Human Rights Act.
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U Of I Announces Another Building Project For Athletics On Urbana Campus
Wednesday afternoon Illini Athletic Director Josh Whitman announced an $18 million construction project for Illini soccer and track & field teams.
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University Of Illinois Professor: GOP Tax Bill A Bad Deal For Grad Students
A higher education professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign says the tax cut bill working through congress is a bad deal for students.