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Cerro Gordo native Todd Henricks is one of three Republicans competing for their party's nomination to run for the Illinois House in the 101st. District. 

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A recent report has shown Illinois is in the midst of a severe teacher shortage, particularly in the central part of the state. A panel of lawmakers took testimony on that topic today.

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Hundreds of people descended on the statehouse Wednesday to urge legislators pass stricter gun regulations. Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense has chapters across the country; it was founded in 2012 as a response to the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary.

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The Illini men played catch-up all night, but never caught the Iowa Hawkeyes, who won the opening game of the Big Ten Tournament 96-87, Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

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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.