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Winter Storm Forecast To Drop 6 To 8 Inches Of Snow On Central Illinois
A winter storm moving across the Midwest is forecast to bring as much as 6 to 8 inches of snow to east central Illinois on Wednesday.
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Chicago State Cancels Spring Break To Save Money
Struggling due to a lack of state funding, Chicago State University says it will eliminate spring break this year, to ensure its students finish the semester before the school runs out of money and is forced to close.
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Opal Tometi Talks About How Black Lives Matter Has Grown From a Hashtag To An International Movement
Tometi visited Champaign-Urbana last week to discuss the importance of community engagement in fighting racial injustice.
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102nd District House Race Interviews: Brad Halbrook
Brad Halbrook is the only one of the three candidates vying to succeed Adam Brown in the 102nd House District with prior legislative experience. The small business owner from Shelbyville won a 2012 primary, was appointed to the seat early, then won a term that fall, leaving office in January 2015.
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No Charges Against Champaign Officer Matt Rush
Champaign County State’s Attorney Julia Rietz says she won’t be filing criminal charges against Champaign police officer Matt Rush. Rush has been the subject of four excessive force lawsuits – three of them, to date, resulting in settlements.
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EIU And Community Officials Plead For State Funding
Speakers included area mayors, state legislators, and people on the EIU campus.
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Illinois Makes Cameras-In-Court Policy Permanent
The Illinois Supreme Court has deemed a four-year pilot program allowing media coverage at certain trials a success and is making the policy permanent.
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Pentagon To Offer Plan For Closing Guantanamo Bay Prison
The Pentagon plans to send Congress a proposal on Tuesday for how the U.S. could close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. It's not expected to go very far. Hear live coverage of President Obama's statement Tuesday at 9:30am on WILL-AM 580.
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Illinois House GOP Leader Seeks Compromise In Rauner Plan
Illinois House GOP Leader Jim Durkin says there's room to compromise with Democrats on Gov. Bruce Rauner's Turnaround Agenda.
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102nd District House Race Interviews: Randy Peterson
Peterson is one of three Republicans vying to succeed Adam Brown in Illinois' largely rural 102nd District House Race. A farmer, construction firm manager, and Edgar County Republican Party chair, Peterson has Brown's endorsement in the March 15 primary. No Democrats have filed to run for the seat.