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13th Congressional District Democratic Candidates Oppose GOP Tax Plan
Five Democratic congressional candidates appeared before a packed auditorium at the Champaign Public Library Thursday night.
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Group Demands Stricter Gun Laws On Fifth Anniversary Of Sandy Hook School Shooting
The local chapter of the group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America marked the fifth anniversary of the Sandy Hook massacre with a vigil at the Champaign Public Library Thursday night.
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A Farmer City Native Is Featured In A Perennial Christmas Song
You’re going to hear a lot of Christmas songs between now and December 25th. And you may hear one that features a little boy asking Santa to replace his two central incisors, after losing them in a slide down the bannister. The vocalist that made that song famous was George Rock, a trumpeter hailing from the central Illinois town of Farmer City.
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FCC Repeals ‘Net Neutrality’ Rules For Internet Providers
After a brief security evacuation, U.S. telecom regulators have voted to repeal so-called net neutrality rules, which restrict the power of Internet service providers to influence loading speeds for specific websites or apps.
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Key Question For Democrats: To Billionaire, Or Not To Billionaire?
With roughly three months to go until Illinois' primary election, there are seven men seeking the Democratic Party's nomination to be governor of Illinois. One of the key questions facing primary voters: To counter the vast wealth of incumbent Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, do Democrats need their own billionaire at the top of the ticket?
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Illini Blast Longwood 92-45
The Illini men's basketball team easily handled the Longwood Lancers last night in Champaign. The final score was 92-45.
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Pritzker To Be First On Primary Ballot
Even though the primary election is over three months away, Democratic gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker has already notched a win. Pritzker was selected to be first on the primary ballot among the seven candidates running.
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Norovirus Outbreak Closes Head Start Center In Rantoul
An outbreak of norovirus closed the Rantoul Head Start Center Wednesday, and the facility will stay closed for the rest of the week. That’s according to the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission, which operates Head Start programs in the county.
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Teachers Want To Keep Classroom Supplies Tax Deduction
The Illinois Education Association opposes the GOP tax cut plan on many levels, including the provision that ends the tax deduction for teachers who purchase classroom supplies.
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Surviving War, But Not The Veterans’ Home
Since July 2015, 13 residents of a veterans’ home in west central Illinois have died from Legionnaires’ disease. Eleven families are suing the state for negligence.
