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Several gun-related proposals passed an Illinois House hearing Tuesday. 

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Despite a wet February in our part of Illinois, it’s been a dry winter for most of the U.S. That’s raising concerns about a repeat of 2012’s drought, the worst since the Dust Bowl that cost farmers, ranchers and governments $30 billion.

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The Illinois State Board of Education is supposed to spend more government dollars on the neediest schools, according to a new funding plan. Today, lawmakers pushed back against the agency’s proposed price tag.

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Graduate employees on the University of Illinois Urbana campus begin the second day of their strike Tuesday. A university spokesperson says that they know of 53 people who withheld their work in teaching or research Monday, and 27 classes that were cancelled because of the strike.

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In 2010, lawmakers changed the rules for how the state picks its second-in-command. No longer would voters separately nominate candidates for lieutenant governor and governor in the primary, and hope for a successful match.

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The Democrats competing to run against Republican13th District Congressman Rodney Davis say Congress must act now to create a pathway to citizenship for those enrolled in the DACA program.

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Following the Florida high school shooting that left 17 dead, Democrats in the Illinois House plan to take up a package of gun safety measures this week.

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Monday marked the first day of a planned strike by graduate student workers at the University of Illinois' Urbana-Champaign campus. On Monday afternoon, more than 400 graduate employees rallied on the campus’s main quad to call attention to the walk-out.

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The Illini men's basketball team beat Rutgers 75-62 yesterday in Piscataway, New Jersey. Michael Finke scored 19 points in his first full game since suffering a concussion during practice on February 10th.

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Citing concerns over declining academic performance for black students in Champaign Unit 4 schools, some community members plan to ask the district to create a new charter school in north Champaign. Illinois Public Media’s Christine Herman learned more from steering committee member Nathaniel Banks.