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A new bike-sharing program may bring two-thousand bikes to Champaign-Urbana by this fall. 

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Organizers of a walkout planned for Friday said students at Champaign high schools are being forced to choose between participating in the civic demonstration around gun violence and attending prom. The walkout and subsequent events planned at the Independent Media Center in Urbana are part of a nationwide day of action around gun violence on April 20 — the anniversary of the Columbine school shooting.

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As the midterm election draws near, some state lawmakers want to change the way Illinois’ political districts are drawn. They want to do that by giving voters a chance to change the constitution. 

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A contentious proposal that sought to ban youth tackle football in Illinois is dead, for now. 

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It’s been more than three years since then-Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation creating the Secure Choice program. But the retirement savings program for workers whose employers don’t offer one is finally becoming a reality.

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Gun control advocates assembled again at the state capitol to call for an override of Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of the Gun Dealer Licensing Act. 

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Illinois state legislators and advocates say state employees need more protection from a growing trend of workplace violence. But statehouse measures addressing that have gotten a mixed reception. 

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Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92, according to a family spokesman.

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A new seventeen-story building is being planned for Champaign’s Campustown, according to documents for Tuesday evening's Champaign City Council meeting. 

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Illinois’ bicentennial commission finds ways to commemorate the state’s 200th with little time and limited budget.