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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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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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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he will comment on an abortion bill once it reaches his desk.

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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is calling on congress to come up with a comprehensive immigration program. 

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Last week on his trip to Asia, Governor Bruce Rauner visited the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou and toured the facilities of Wanxiang Group Corporation, China’s largest auto parts maker. It’s an experience that some University of Illinois students could have next summer, under a new study-abroad program. 

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Farm safety experts at Carle want farmers to have detailed instructions to give first responders in the event of an emergency in the field. 

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Republican State Senator Christine Radogno, the first female to lead a party caucus in the state legislature, announced June 29 she'd be stepping down from the post she'd held since 2009.

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A central Illinois man has settled a lawsuit filed against the Urbana Police Department for his 2016 arrest following a Facebook posting of a picture showing him burning a U.S. flag.

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A progressive group is criticizing Congressman Rodney Davis for holding private meetings with donors but not holding public town hall meetings; however Congressman Davis says those accusations are not accurate.

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The former head of science and technology policy in the Obama White House says the U.S. needs to use "Climate Change Resilience" to better prepare for natural disasters of increasing intensity.