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Immigration Welcome Award Winner Fights For DACA Recipients
The president of I-CAUSE on the University of Illinois Urbana campus will receive the Student Leadership Award at Saturday's Immigrant Welcome Awards ceremony in Urbana.
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‘Obamacare’ Rates For 2018 Are Going Up—But Less Than In 2017
Illinois residents shopping for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for next year could see rate increases as high as 40 percent, under rate plans submitted through the Illinois Department of Insurance.
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Despite New Funding Formula, Some Schools Lose
One promise heard repeatedly during debate over the Illinois’ new school funding plan was "no red numbers," meaning any legislation that would make a district lose money was dead on arrival.
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First, Seek To Understand: Lessons In Poverty Teach Medical Students To Be Better Doctors
Every year, for the past 15 years, a group of first-year medical students in St. Louis, Missouri have climbed on board three yellow school buses and headed north.
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Authorities Credit Teacher For Quick Action To Subdue Mattoon HS Shooter
Mattoon Police Chief Jeff Branson credits a female Mattoon High School teacher for reacting quickly to subdue the alleged shooter and prevent further violence.
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Parkland Students Protest Police Treatment Of Minorities
Students at Parkland Community College rallied in support of a student arrested earlier this month, saying police and administrators are "persecuting" black students and teachers.
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One Student Injured, Another In Custody, Following Shooting At Mattoon High School
Police have a person in custody, following a shooting Wednesday morning at Mattoon High School, in which one person was injured. A statement posted Wednesday afternoon to the Mattoon school district website said high school officials learned of a shooter at the high school around 11:30 a.m Wednesday morning.
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As Rural Counties Lose Obstetrics, Women Give Birth Far From Home
It’s not uncommon for pregnant women in rural America to have to travel to give birth; the percent of rural counties without hospital obstetrics has increased in recent years to 54 percent, up from 45 percent in 2004.
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Hurricane Maria Makes Landfall In Puerto Rico
After devastating parts of the Caribbean, Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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Powerful Quake Devastates Central Mexico, Leaving More Than 200 Dead
The head of Mexico's civil defense agency has lowered the number of people confirmed dead in Tuesday's earthquake. Luis Felipe Puente now says 217 people were killed. Earlier he said the death toll was 248. He gave no explanation for the revised number.
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