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Mental Mistakes Crush Illini Upset Bid
The one-and-one Illinois football team is looking ahead to this Saturday’s game with Western Michigan, as it tries to shake off Saturday’s 48 to 23 loss to North Carolina.
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Tornado Hits Southeast Champaign County
There are no reports of injuries, but at least two rural properties were destroyed near Homer and Broadlands. Meterologist Jeff Frame says he estimates the tornado, which stayed on the ground for 17 minutes, as an EF-2 based on the level of damage. There are also reports of at least one more tornado and some damage in Vermilion County.
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U Of I Groups Demand Changes In Demographics, Wages, Life For LGBT Students
More than 20 student groups on the University of Illinois' Urbana campus ralled Friday, unveling its 'Demands for a Transformed University.' Areas addressed before about 150 students included racial and economic demographics on campus, wages of U of I employees, and gender and sexuality-based demographics.
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Local Events Observing 15th Anniversary Of 9-11 Attacks
Events in east-central Illinois on Sunday, September 11th, will remember the victims of the 2001 Sept. 11th attacks, as well as the firefighters and police who came to rescue them, sometimes at the cost of their own lives.
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C-U Pride Fest Organizers Focus On Inclusivity, Not Fear
This weekend's C-U Pride Fest is the first since the mass shooting in Orlando and renewed national debate over transgender rights. The theme is Love > Hate.
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The Other K-12 Funding Reform Commission
There's a commission on reforming how public schools are funded in Illinois, formed by the Governor. Then there's the meetings hosted by St. Senator Kimberly Lightford, where lawmakers of both parties --- and lobbyists, too --- get together to discuss the hard questions around education funding reform.
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Dedication Of Wassaja Hall Honors U Of I’s First Native American Graduate
The University of Illinois dedicated a new residence hall Thursday, named after the first Native American graduate of the school. Wassaja Hall honors the tribal name of Carlos Montezuma.
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Illinois Fans Celebrate 50 Years Of Star Trek
Deane Geiken, of Champaign, was only a year old when the original Star Trek debuted. He, like so many other fans, discovered the show in reruns. Now, he's celebrating the cultural phenomena with his teenage daughter, a third-generation Trekkie.
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U of I Trustees OK Contract For Coach, Killeen Bonus
University of Illinois trustees have approved a contract with football coach Lovie Smith that will pay him at least $21 million over six years. At their meeting Thursday, trustees also signed off on a $100,000 performance bonus for President Tim Killeen. Under his contract, the bonus was the maximum Killeen could have received for reaching performance goals.
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U Of I System Enrollment Expected To Top Record 81,000; EIU Enrollment Down
Enrollment figures released Thursday show U of I enrollment from a year ago went up 1.2 percent from last fall, enrolling 77,073. That figure is expected to top 81,000 when factoring in online students. Figures in Urbana show the number of new students went up 1.8 percent, including the largest freshman class in campus history, at just under 7,600.