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Champaign Mayor Appoints Members To Police Review Committee
The Mayor of Champaign has appointed five people to serve on a new police review committee.
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Illinois Economy Continues Slow Growth
The latest numbers on the Illinois economy continues to show slow growth.
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More Than 58 People Are Dead After A Mass Shooting On Las Vegas Strip
A gunman who fired upon thousands of people attending a music festival on the Las Vegas Strip has killed more than 58 people, police say. Some 515 others were wounded in the mass shooting and panic that ensued. At least one of the dead is an off-duty police officer who was attending the concert.
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Trump On Las Vegas Shooting: ‘An Act Of Pure Evil’
President Trump solemnly addressed the nation Monday morning about Sunday night's mass shooting in Las Vegas, saying Americans are "joining together in sadness, shock and grief."
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State Rep. Ammons Calls New Law ‘Economic Justice’
Temporary workers in Illinois have more protections after Republican Governor Bruce Rauner signed a bill championed by an area lawmaker.
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Cornhuskers Trample Illini Football 28-6
Lovie Smith made no excuses after Nebraska embarrassed his second Illini football team 28-6 on its own field. He said everyone on the team is subject to scrutiny, and that includes himself.
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New Legislation Removes Barriers At Farmers Markets
As the number of farmers markets grow across the state, inconsistencies in regulation for the farmers who travel from county to county has become apparent, but new legislation intends to remove some of the barriers.
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Bristol Place Project Awarded Funding As Last Family Moves Out
The last family was scheduled to move out of Champaign’s Bristol Place Friday, as the city and local housing authority prepare the north side neighborhood for redevelopment. Meanwhile, a major funding component for the new development meant to replace the old neighborhood was approved by a state panel in Chicago.
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Supreme Court, New Term Near, To Hear Challenge To Unions
Its conservative majority restored, the Supreme Court said Thursday it will return to an issue with the potential to financially cripple Democratic-leaning labor unions that represent government workers.
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Grassroots Bus Service Brings Healing Touch To Inmates And Families
Janice McClain climbed aboard the van at a stop in downtown Indianapolis and took a seat among a dozen or so other travelers on a recent September day. They were all women and were all on their way to visit children, spouses and fiancés in prison.