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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.

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An Illinois Senate committee has approved two bills filed in response to a 2016 leak at the Peoples Gas natural gas storage field in Champaign County, which sent methane gas into nearby private wells.

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The U.S., France and the U.K. targeted chemical weapons sites in Syria early Saturday. Since the launch of more than 100 missiles, a war of words has ensued.

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Three Ford County men accused of bombing a Minnesota mosque last summer are expected to remain in Illinois for the time being to face charges in a related case.

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Volunteers will be preparing over 150,000 meals for those with food security in the eastern Illinois area. 

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Held up over disagreements over federal food stamps, the first draft of the 2018 farm bill arrived Thursday, bearing 35 changes to that program, including starting a national database of participants.

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Passing a state budget is arguably the most important thing the Illinois General Assembly does every year — or at least should do every year.