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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.

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An analyst with the price-tracking website GasBuddy says there are many reasons why we are seeing a rise in gasoline prices nationwide.

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Last year, the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) spent $276 on books for its educational programming across 28 correctional facilities, according to data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request. In the early 2000s, however, the state prison system spent roughly $750,000 each year on books. The dramatic decrease in funding stands in contrast to research that shows educational programming for inmates can significantly impact recidivism rates. Prison librarians, academics and a former Illinois inmate all agree that prison libraries play an important role in that work. 

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University of Illinois graduate Tatyana McFadden has won the women's wheelchair race at the Boston Marathon.

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 The U.S. Supreme Court for the second time has refused to hear an appeal by imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his corruption convictions.

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The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has slashed its staff almost in half over the past 15 years, resulting in less monitoring of environmental health and safety throughout the state.

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Julius Adams is a senior music major at the University of Illinois' Urbana campus. He and friend Alyssa Coronato tell his story to WILL student intern Tim Gilmore.