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M-S School Board To Vote On Buyer For Sangamon School
The Mahomet-Seymour School Board may have found a buyer for its Sangamon School site.
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Champion Wheelchair Athlete Returns To Urbana Campus This Weekend
Josh George will be the keynote speaker Sunday evening at the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation's annual campaign kickoff event.
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Lyric Theatre Presents ‘Hansel and Gretel’ At Krannert Center
Lyric Theatre @ Illinois kicks off their 2017-18 season with the English language version of the Engelbert Humperdinck opera based on the Grimm fairy tale.
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Women’s Caucus Created By State Senators
Women in the Illinois Senate plan to advance their voices in leadership with the creation of their own caucus. Women on both sides of the aisle say they’ve had a significant role in crafting policy, but may not always get the credit they deserve.
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Cursive Law Becomes Welch’s Signature Issue
With teachers devoting much of their time to preparing students for standardized tests, penmanship has disappeared from the curriculum in many schools. A new state law approved Wednesday will bring it back, to ensure elementary students get instruction in cursive writing — sometime between 2nd and 5th grade.
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Young, Healthy And Planning For Death
Most Americans don’t have an advanced directive, a plan for their last days. Those plans require having a conversation about your wishes -- how much medical intervention you want, who you want to visit you, where you want to be cared for.
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Student Loan Borrowers Protected By New Illinois Law
Let's say you've got a student loan and you get laid off your job. Your loan servicer suggests something called "forebearance" — the chance to delay payments for a year or two. Sounds tempting, but it ends up costing you more money.
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U Of I Professor Details Public Money Going To Athletics
University of Illinois media professor Jay Rosenstein has been a longtime critic of the amount of money spent on athletics on the Urbana campus. Now he’s published a series of articles that show that millions of taxpayer dollars are spent on U of I athletics each year, despite longtime claims to the contrary.
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House Republicans Stick With Rauner On ‘Right To Work’ Veto
Gov. Bruce Rauner is declaring victory after the House failed to override a key veto. The bill was a priority of organized labor.
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General Assembly Tackles Sexual Harassment Measures During Veto Session
With the final week of veto session underway, the Illinois General Assembly took action meant to address sexual harassment at the state Capitol.