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State Museum Reopens, Looks To Go Digital
The Illinois State Museum in Springfield is once again open to visitors, after a nine-month hiatus. The formerly-free museum is now charging a $5 admission fee.
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Champaign County Board Chair Questions County Executive Proposal
In Champaign County, the Chamber of Commerce and the Farm Bureau think that a county executive would make government more effective. But the chair of the Champaign County Board isn’t so sure it would work.
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Nacco Named DACC’s Next President
Trustees at Danville Area Community College appointed Dr. Stephen Nacco as the school's 7th president Wednesday. Currently part of the administration at Union County College in Cranford, New Jersey, Nacco will take over for the retiring Alice Marie Jacobs in late August. He calls DACC 'an amazing asset in the community' with a 40-percent graduation rate, among the best in the U.S. for community colleges.
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MAP Grant Uncertainty Leads Some Students To Change Plans
A new survey indicates that that Illinois' state budget impasse is forcing some MAP grant recipients to drop out of college, or consider doing so.
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Angie Brix Appointed To Vacant Champaign City Council Seat
Angie Brix is the newest member of the Champaign City Council.
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Abner Mikva’s Memories Of Chicago Politics
Former Illinois U.S. Rep. and Judge Abner Mikva in Chicago in 2009. Mikva, a former congressman, Illinois legislator, federal appellate judge and presidential adviser, died on Monday.
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UPDATE: State’s Atty. Drops Charges Against Urbana Flag-Burner
Prosecutors say they will not file charges against an Urbana man who was arrested Monday, after he posted a photo of himself burning an American flag on Facebook.
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Abner Mikva, Liberal Voice From Illinois, Dies At 90
Abner Mikva, a former Illinois congressman, state legislator, federal appellate judge and presidential adviser, has died. The head of Mikva Challenge, a leadership organization Mikva founded, says Mikva died Monday in hospice care at Rush University Medical Center.
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C-U Mental Health Agency Looks Ahead After Merger
The head of the former Community Elements says they plan to expand their substance abuse treatment services in Champaign-Urbana, now that they have merged with Rockford-based Rosecrance.
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Lang: Medical Cannabis Extension Required Sacrifices
Illinois' medical marijuana pillot program has been extended from January 2018 to July 2020. The measure signed last week by Gov. Bruce Rauner also means PTSD and terminal illness are now among the qualifying conditions. But the primary sponsor of the pilot program also means it will become more difficult to add more qualifying conditions.
