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About 150 members of the Champaign Federation of Teachers marched and carried signs as they prepared for their ninth negotiating session since the prior contract with Unit 4 Schools expired on June 30, and second with a federal mediator. CFT President Jennifer White said there was a lot riding on Tuesday's talks, with plans to set another session if progress was made.
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The latest NPR Battleground Map indicates that a viable route has emerged for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump to win the election --- a chance from just a month ago.
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A gas leak on the north edge of Champaign led to the evacuation of buildings on Interstate Drive between Mattis and Prospect Tuesday morning, and a request for motorists to avoid the area.
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A resolution opposing the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project passed the Urbana City Council Monday night on a unanimous voice vote.
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The Illinois State Board of Elections has formally removed David Gill from the ballot. The Bloomington physician was running as an independent for Congress in the 13th District, which includes Springfield, Decatur and Champaign. Gill's attorney, Sam Cahnman, says he'll continue to pursue an appeal.
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Illinois Supreme Court Justice Lloyd Karmeier has been selected by his peers on the state's highest court to be its next chief justice.
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A law enforcement official says the Afghan immigrant wanted in connection with explosions in New York City and New Jersey has been taken into custody following a shootout with police officers. Ahman Khan Rahami, 28, was captured Monday morning.
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The annual i-Unite week on the University of Illinois Urbana campus, sponsored by the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations, officially begins Monday.
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Bernie Sanders' presidential campaign surged in part because of his tuition-free college platform. Now one of Sanders' backers --- State Representative Will Guzzardi -- is bringing that plan to Illinois.
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Opponents of the Dakota Access Pipeline say roughly 40 people were arrested Saturday during a public demonstration along the construction project's route in southeast Iowa.
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