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Once it's approved in court, the Clinton Landfill Consent Decree will bar certain types of waste from going into the landfill, in order to protect the Mahomet Aquifer that lies beneath it. But some waste that's already in the landfill will stay. Both supporters and critics of the Consent Decree are looking ahead to other ways to shield the aquifer from possible contamination.
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Mayor Chris Corrie, 56, announced Monday he was stepping down from the post due chronic Lyme disease. The city council now has to find someone to finish the rest of Corrie's term through April 2017. He was an alderman for one term before he was elected mayor in 2009.
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Republican front-runner Donald Trump got an enthusiastic reception Monday at a rally in Springfield.
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Not having a state budget has led to a lot of consequences. One of the more visible ones, Christmas lights.
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The longtime political commentator says both Governor Rauner and House Speaker Madigan should focus on what former governor Jim Edgar calls "the doable."
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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is backing off of his much-maligned cuts to state-subsidized child care for working parents. It's not expected to be enough to ward off the legislature Tuesday.
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The University of Illinois has fired Athletic Director Mike Thomas. Barbara Wilson, the Interim Chancellor on the Urbana campus, said in a Monday morning news conference that a change in leadership was necessary. She said that "distractions" led to the decision after a law firm's findings brought on the firing of former football coach Tim Beckman at the start of the season.
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Some Illinois Democrats want to automatically register residents to vote as they get their driver’s licenses.
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More than 3,000 patients with Illinois-issued ID cards will be able to buy medical marijuana legally for the first time Monday.
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Advocates for senior citizens and people with disabilities are assessing how action Friday by the Republican governor affects services they say they depend on.
