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Unemployment Rates Fall In Most Illinois Metro Areas In September
The unemployment rate fell last month in all Illinois metro areas year-over-year, but job growth was mixed.
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Catalonia Declares Independence; Spain Approves Central Takeover Of Region
Lawmakers in Catalonia have declared independence from Spain, in a historic vote that prompted protests and celebration. The government in Madrid, vowing to halt any would-be secession, has authorized the Spanish prime minister to take over direct rule of the previously semi-autonomous region.
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Bump Stock Ban Fails In Illinois House
The Illinois House on Thursday tried and failed to ban the gun modification known as a “bump stock.” The legislation was a response to the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
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Local Filmmakers Get Their Closeup At New Art Film Festival
Central Illinois filmmakers get a showcase this Sunday night, October 29, at the 8th annual New Art Film Festival, showing at the Art Theater in downtown Champaign.
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Chief Illiniwek Controversy Surrounds Homecoming Parade
There’s another new effort to honor the memory of Chief Illiniwek during this week’s University of Illinois homecoming celebration -- a decade after the U of I retired the Chief.
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Hackers Attack LA, Boston, And…Crab Orchard?
Derek Hutchins is the superintendent of Crab Orchard Schools. It's a district of only 530 students, east of the town of Marion, in southern Illinois.
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Pesticide Applicators Report Drift Issues With Dicamba
More than 100 Illinois pesticide retailers reported the weed killer dicamba drifted and damaged soybeans even when it was sprayed in good conditions, according to a recent industry survey.
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Health Consumer Group Ready To Help With ACA Open Enrollment
People looking to sign up for health plans under the Affordable Care Act for 2018 have only a short time to do it. ACA open enrollment runs from next Wednesday, November 1st to December 15th --- just 45 days.
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Inside Out Project Invites Public To Be Photographed For A Cause
The front wall of the University YMCA building, adjacent to the University of Illinois campus in Champaign was plastered with photographs Wednesday. The 3-foot-by-5-foot poster-size portraits were made in a mobile photo-booth, featuring people passing by who wanted to show their support for the DREAM Act, a bill in Congress to help young people who are in the country illegally. .
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Rector Seeks GOP Nomination For Champaign County Clerk
A Champaign County Board member wants to be the next Champaign County Clerk.