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Severe Weather Closings & Cancellations For Monday, Dec. 19, 2016
Here's a list of school and other closings, cancellations and decalys, due to cold temperatures & slippery conditions on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016:
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Abrams scores 15 to lead Illinois in 75-73 win over BYU
Reserve center Maverick Morgan had 14 points and 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season and forward Michael Finke added 10 points off the bench as the Illini edged the Cougars 75-73 on Saturday night.
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Feds Pump $10 Million Into Carbon Storage Research In Illinois
Two new federal grants worth more than $10 million will give researchers in Illinois money to investigate carbon storage in the state.
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin visited Richland Community College in Decatur on Friday to announce details about the U.S. Department of Energy grants headed to the Illinois State Geological Survey.
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State Budget Impasse Just One Factor In Loss Of Homeless Beds
An Urbana woman has started an online petition asking local government officials to reopen the emergency shelter beds at the TIMES Center, citing the tax dollars used to build the center for that purpose. But the executive director of Rosecrance Champaign-Urbana, the non-profit that owns and operates the facility, says that's no longer a possibility.
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Majority Of Crime Victims Support Rehabilitation Over Punishment For Criminals: Study
A new survey argues criminals should get rehabilitation rather than punishment. The recommendation comes straight from crime victims themselves.
The study commissioned by the Alliance for Safety and Justice says one in three Illinoisans have been a victim of crime in the last decade. More likely to be victimized are people who are younger and lower-income, as well as blacks, Latinos and residents of Chicago.
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Impact Of Fed Rate Hike Blunted In Illinois, Says Busey Funds Manager
The Federal Reserve Board’s move this week to increase the benchmark federal funds interest rate for the first time in a year may be good news for a recovering national economy --- but the impact may not be so useful for Illinois’ economy.
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Emergency Beds For Homeless Men In C-U Expected By January
The community has lost 95 emergency beds for homeless men since the start of 2016 because of budget cuts. There is a plan in the works to replace 30 of those beds in January through March of 2017.
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Illinois Prison Staff Trained On Mental Illness, But Do They Really Buy In?
The Illinois Department of Corrections on Wednesday announced most of its workers have completed mental-illness training. It's part of the settlement in a long-running legal dispute over how Illinois prisons treat inmates with mental-heath disorders.
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Altruism Or PR? How Monsanto Plans To Snag A Foothold In African Seed Markets
The world’s largest seed companies have their eye trained on Africa’s farming industry. A few, including St. Louis-based Monsanto, see drought-resistant corn as the key to an untapped market.
But some African civil service organizations are wary of the genetically modified seeds Monsanto hopes to introduce.
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Federal Reserve Raises Key Interest Rate In First Move Since 2015
America's central bank is nudging its benchmark interest rate higher, announcing a move from the current 0.25-0.50 percent to a range of 0.50 and 0.75 percent. The decision emerged from a session of the Federal Open Market Committee Wednesday.