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Illini Defeat Ball State In Football Home Opener
The Illini football team made their home opener more exciting than fans might have wanted, beating Ball State 24-21 in Champaign on Saturday.
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Concealed Carry Advocate Phelps Resigns From IL House For Health Reasons
Illinois State Representative Brandon Phelps has stepped down. The Harrisburg Democrat's resignation from the seat he's held in the 118th District in southern Illinois since 2003 was effective Friday.
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Illinois Economy Continues Slow Growth
A monthly survey indicates the Illinois economy continues to be sluggish, but growing.
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Great Lakes Basin Railroad Rejected; Application Information ‘Fundamentally Flawed’
A federal agency has rejected an application by Great Lakes Basin Transportation, Inc. to build a railroad through northern Illinois from Wisconsin to Indiana.
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Illini Football To Play Ball State To Start Second Year Under Lovie
Lovie Smith's second Illini football team kicks off the season Saturday against the Ball State Cardinals from Muncie, Indiana and the Mid-American Conference.
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Kenyan Ambassador Calls For Calm Ahead Of Election Ruling
The Kenyan Ambassador to the United States hopes all parties abide by an upcoming court ruling on the country's most recent presidential election.
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Kenya’s Ambassador Visits Krannert Art Museum To Open Exhibit
The Kenyan Ambassador to the United States hopes an exhibit at the University of Illinois' Krannert Art Museum draws people from both countries together.
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Governor Signs School Funding Reform Bill
A wide-reaching overhaul of the way Illinois funds schools has been signed into law. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the measure, SB1947, Thursday at a Chicago school.
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Illinois LIHEAP Program Starting One Month Later This Year
The people who run LIHEAP for Champaign County plan to come to work early on the morning of Friday, September 1st, to greet first-day applicants for the program that helps low-income households with their home heating bills. But all they can tell applicants is: come back in thirty days.
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Explosions Reported At Flooded Arkema Chemical Plant In Crosby, Texas
The Arkema plant in Crosby, Texas, was the site of a fire and chemical releases Thursday, confirming worries about volatile organic peroxides that had forced the evacuation of the surrounding community over fears that they could explode.