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U.S. Rep. John Shimkus, Illinois’ senior Republican Congressman, has declined to endorse Governor Bruce Rauner in next year's primary election.

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A drug discount program has become a financial lifeline for rural hospitals like Pemiscot County, nearly a third of which are struggling to keep their doors open. Now, a pending rule change may scale it back dramatically. It’s yet another hurdle for rural communities fighting to keep their healthcare local.

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In 13 states, including Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin, people under 18 who are in labor cannot consent to their own health care. They can receive emergency services, but nothing considered to be elective. For the many minors in those places who become pregnant, it's a painful gap in coverage.

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The Champaign County Board voted 13-8 (with one member absent) Tuesday night to approve a nearly $129.7 million budget for Fiscal Year 2018. But officials say the budget is likely to be amended to deal with the county’s financially strapped nursing home.

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The longest-serving member of the House of Representatives is the latest lawmaker caught in the wave of sexual harassment claims.

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Motorists in Illinois will pay more at the gas pump this holiday weekend compared to a year ago. 

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On the latest edition of the Politically Speaking podcast, St. Louis Public Radio’s Jason Rosenbaum and Jo Mannies welcome back U.S. Rep. John Shimkus to the show for the third time.

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The statistics are sobering. Opioid overdoses have killed nearly 11,000 people in Illinois since 2008. Last year alone, that number was nearly 2,000 — twice the number of fatal car crashes. State officials estimate that number will continue to explode.

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Sexual harassment at the Capitol, workers' rights and student loans — a look at recent action in the state legislature.

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The list of prominent men accused of sexual harassment is growing. Eight women have told The Washington Post that veteran television host Charlie Rose sexually harassed them between the late 1990s and 2011.