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Rauner Mum On “Safe Roads” Amendment
A proposed change to the Illinois constitution would ensure the state has a solid stream of cash going to fund road projects, but Governor Rauner is staying silent on the idea.
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Robert Jones Begins Tenure As U Of I Urbana Chancellor
Even before his first official day on the job Monday, the new chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana campus felt he had to send out a campus-wide e-mail on Sunday to address the fatal shooting that happened in Champaign’s Campustown area late Saturday night.
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In Rare Debate Footage, Seeds Of Modern Politics
On Monday night, Americans sat down to watch one of the most anticipated presidential debates in the country's history. It happens to fall on the anniversary of the first and most famous presidential debate -- between Nixon and Kennedy in 1960. But that was not the first time two presidential candidates went before T-V cameras together.
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Gill Denied By U.S. Supreme Court In Bid For 13th District
The country's high court has denied David Gill a place on the November 8 ballot as an independent candidate in Illinois' 13th Congressional District. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan denied the physician's request Monday. Gill says he plans to appeal to a different justice.
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Students Rally To Raise Awareness Of Police Brutality
Last night, a crowd of about 150 gathered to draw messages in chalk across the University of Illinois campus as part of an event hosted by one sorority to raise awareness about police brutality.
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Campustown Shooting Affects Campus & Hospital Where Victim Was To Start Work
A fatal shooting in Champaign’s Campustown neighborhood has shaken the nearby University of Illinois campus, as well as the hospital where the victim was expected to start work this week.
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Five People Shot, One Killed, After Shooting Near U Of I Campus
Authorities say five people were shot, one of them fatally, in two separate overnight shootings within minutes of each other near the University of Illinois Campus. Police say in a news release that they believe the two shootings may be related. The person who died is identified as George Korchev of Mundelein. The other three were taken to a hospital for treatment of what police called non-critical gunshot wounds.
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Student Groups Address ‘Rape Culture’ On U Of I Campus
About 80 University of Illinois students attended a rally on the Urbana campus quad Friday, as student groups addressed "a society of rape culture", not only in the number of reported sexual assaults, but in overall attitudes. Groups represented included Students Against Sexual Assault, the Women's Resource Center, and Black Students for Revolution.
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Awards Given For Creating Welcoming Atmosphere For Immigrants In Champaign County
Five individuals and organizations will be honored Saturday afternoon in Urbana for their service in welcoming immigrants to Champaign County.
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Gill Appeals To the U.S. Supreme Court
Bloomington physician David Gill has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court with hopes of restoring his name to the ballot in the race for Illinois' 13th Congressional District. He wants justices to vacate the stay entered by a federal appeals court that forced his name from the November 8 ballot. The four-time Democratic candidate for the office is running as an independent for the first time.