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Judge Orders 2nd Look At Medical Marijuana For Post-Op Pain
A judge has ordered Illinois’ Public Health Director to reconsider chronic post-operative pain as a qualifying condition for the state’s medical marijuana pilot program.
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Does Trump Threaten Criminal Justice Reform?
Could a campaign emphasis on "law and order" derail the emerging bipartisan consensus on crime and punishment?
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SOS White Seeks Organ Donors In Minority Communities
Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White says he's working to dispel some of the myths that may explain why so few people of color are registered organ donors. White came to Urbana's Carle Foundation Hospital Tuesday to mark National Minority Donor Awareness Week, which was August 1-7. He says there are currently 5,000 people on the waiting list for transplants in Illinois.
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Blagojevich Receives Same 14-Year Prison Sentence In Resentencing Hearing On Corruption Charges
A federal judge in Chicago has imposed the same 14-year prison term for Rod Blagojevich at the former Illinois governor’s resentencing hearing in his corruption case. He may again appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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PACE’s Loss Of State Funding For Sr. Low-vision Program Due To New Application Process: State
Last week, Illinois Public Media reported on how PACE, an Urbana-based agency for people with disabilities, was protesting the loss of state funding for one of its programs. Now, state officials say the program was the unfortunate casualty of new rules for judging funding applications.
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Ray Spooner, Who Cycled Cross Country After ALS Diagnosis, Dies
An Urbana man who set out to cycle across the country last year after being diagnosed with ALS has died. Ray Spooner was injured on that ride, but was determined to finish. Last November, he dipped the front wheel of his bicycle into the Atlantic Ocean and crossed one more item off his bucket list.
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County Voters May Face 1/4 Cent Sales Tax Plan For Facilities
Voters in Champaign County could be asked this fall to support a 1/4-cent sales tax to address facilities needs. County Board Chair Rick Snider says priorities include closing the downtown Urbana jail, and expansion of the satellite site, as well closing the Brookens Administrative Center to move county government to downtown Urbana. The county board would have to approve the plan by August 18 for the question to appear on the November ballot.
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Illinois’ ‘Right Of Conscience’ Law Faces Pro-Life Challenge
A Downers Grove doctor and a pregnancy center in Rockford are suing to overturn Illinois' newly updated right-of-conscience law.
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Rauner Vetoes U Of I Student Trustee Bill
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has vetoed a bill backed by the University of Illinois that would have allowed a nonresident student to serve as a student trustee. This means three criteria will remain in place - living in Illinois for least six months, proof of residency, and being a registered voter in Illinois. The measure that failed would have only required one of the three.
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U of I Computer Model Forecasts West Nile Virus Infection
Researchers at the University of Illinois have come up with a computer model to forecast the human infection rate for West Nile Virus.
