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WILL’s New Talk Show ‘The 21st’ To Debut March 14th
WILL's new talk show, 'The 21st,' will debut on Monday March 14th. Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline talks with host Niala Boodhoo.
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Appellate Court Rules Against Carle, Overturns Illinois’ Charity Care Tax Law
An appellate court has ruled that Illinois’ law governing when hospitals are exempt from taxes for their charity care is unconstitutional. The ruling involves a lawsuit brought by Carle over the tax status of its Urbana hospital, but has statewide implications.
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Urbana Police Officer Awarded Certificate Of Merit
The officer says he was doing a routine patrol through Crystal Lake Park, when he ran a license plate of a vehicle belonging to 55-year old Duane Eric Edwards, who is a registered sex offender.
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Illinois Lawmakers Divide Along Party Lines On President’s Gun Control Initiatives
Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) says president Barack Obama’s executive actions to expand background checks on gun sales has popular support, and was something he and 23 other senators had asked the president to do back in November. But Illinois Republicans say the actions violate the 2nd Amendment and will not survive a court challenge.
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U of I Student Newspaper Cuts Back To 2 Days A Week
In two weeks, the Daily Illini will only be printed on Mondays and Thursdays. Publisher Lil Levant says this move is intended to let the DI focus more on web-based material and distribution through social media. Its weekend Buzz Magazine will end production in March.
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Iroquois, Vermilion Among 11 More Counties In State Disaster Declaration
Governor Bruce Rauner visited the Iroquois County seat of Watseka Tuesday morning, where about 50 had to leave their homes last week. Mayor Bob Harwood says given all the severe flooding problems in Southern Illinois, he feels good about the state's chances of a federal declaration. The bulk of damage in Vermilion County was to rural roads, and a sanitary sewer line in Danville.
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Flash Index To State Economy Falls In December
The Flash Index to the Illinois economy fell to 105.5 in December, from its November level of 106.1. Any reading above 100 reflects economic growth. But the December reading was the lowest in 2015 --- in fact the lowest reading since March, 2013.
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McLean County Board Chair Indicted
McLean County Board Chairman Matt Sorensen was named in a federal court indictment Monday, accusing him of conspiring with an outside consulting firm to defraud State Farm Insurance. He allegedly kept more than $370,000 for work that was never performed.
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As Schools Return From Winter Break, Some Students Still Out For The Holidays
Illinois public school students officially return from winter break this week. But some students, many of them Mexican-American, are still south of the border for the holidays.
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Task Force Presents Ideas for Consolidating Local Governments
A task force that Gov. Bruce Rauner appointed to find ways to shrink Illinois government is recommending several changes that mirror the Republican's anti-union agenda.