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A legislative activist has testified that Chicago state senator Ira Silverstein sexually harassed her while she worked with him on a piece of legislation.

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Eight people were killed and "numerous" others injured Tuesday afternoon after a motorist drove onto a busy pedestrian and bicycle path in Manhattan. Police have arrested one suspect in the incident, which unfolded near the World Trade Center, and they say there are "no others outstanding."

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Gov. Bruce Rauner recently criticized the Democrats for passing a spending plan that is more than a billion dollars out of balance, according to analysis from his budget office. That same report noted that if one-time revenues are included, the state could see a surplus at the end of the year.

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State Rep. Jeanne Ives says she’s taking on Governor Bruce Rauner in the upcoming Republican primary.

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The shuttered Urbana Landmark Hotel in downtown Urbana is up for auction. And the mayor of Urbana hopes a creative buyer can help transform the entire Lincoln Square area.

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A Champaign Unit Four School District guidance counselor says a growing number of students are choosing the community college option to help keep higher education costs down. 

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The fundraising campaign announced Monday is part of the university's $2.25 billion "With Illinois" campaign that launched on October 13.

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Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign chairman, turned himself in to the FBI on Monday morning in response to the first charges in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in last year's election.

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lllinois lawmakers are working to end the $10 fee for freezing consumer credit data. It comes months after Equifax, Inc. exposed the sensitive personal information of tens of millions of Americans.

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​For years, the old post office and federal courthouse building in downtown Danville has been nearly empty, except for Congressman John Shimkus’ office. But over the next few months, the building will become the new home of Vermilion County government.