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A group of 25 young adults from Sub-Saharan Africa have spent the last six weeks at the University of Illinois Urbana campus.  They took part in the “Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders”, hosted by the Department of African-American Studies and the Cline Center for Democracy.

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Republicans have selected David Olsen, a onetime student body president at the University of Illinois Urbana campus to replace State Representative Ron Sandack, after he resigned his seat over cybersecurity issues.

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Murder charges have been filed against a Chicago man in the shooting death this week Champaign Swarm basketball player Jonathan Mills.

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Gov. Rauner has approved a bill making small amount of marijuana possession punishable with fines, not jail. The new law means possessing 10 grams of pot or less will be a civil offense punishable with a fine of up to $200.

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The Champaign Public Library has been seeking a new permanent director for months.  Friday, its Board of Trustees announced Interim Director Donna Pittman had been hired, besting one other finalist.  Among her plans are a library strategic plan, which she calls 'a road map for the years ahead.'

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The Illinois delegation had front-row seats at this week's Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. And several Illinoisans were in the spotlight, from members of Congress, to the nominee, former Chicago suburbanite Hillary Rodham Clinton.

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The Chicago Cubs recently traded for one of the best relief pitchers in baseball as they attempt to win the team’s first World Series championship since 1908.  Adding a player of Aroldis Chapman’s caliber should be a cause for celebration for the team’s fans.  But Chapman brings with him some off-the-field issues that have given some Cubs fans pause. Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline talks with Brett Taylor of Bleacher Nation about the move.

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The Illinois Attorney General's office says a settlement in the workplace retaliation lawsuit against Democratic U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth is final and the plaintiffs can't back out even if no paperwork
was signed. Duckworth faces GOP U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk in a November election that could influence control of the Senate.

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It’s no longer mere speculation; U-S Senator Dick Durbin appears to be mulling a run for governor.

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State Representative Bill Mitchell says the fact-checking website PolitiFact is backing up his claim of spending by the state’s All Kids program on healthcare for undocumented immigrants.