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Muslims in Illinois are coping with increased scrutiny and incendiary rhetoric. Rachel Otwell takes you inside a mosque in Springfield for a prayer vigil in memory of terrorism victims, and introduces you to a business owner in Champaign-Urbana.
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan didn't attend the third scheduled meeting between Governor Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders. His spokesman said the Democrat had a 'conflict in scheduling', but didn't elaborate.
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Public schools in the Indianapolis suburb of Franklin cancelled classes for Friday, after receiving what officials termed a "serious" threat, one day after two nearby school districts --- Danville and Plainfield --- did the same.
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Dennis Hastert, who pleaded guilty in late October to evading bank reporting laws, has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke just days later. His attorney Thursday said the Illinois Republican has also been treated for sepsis and two back surgeries while hospitalized.
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The Illinois Radio Reader at WILL is among those that are turning to only national programming after the loss of an Illinois State Library grant. The state approved $300,000 in grant funding last week, but this money covered the Illinois Talking Book and Braille Service, but not the Radio Information Service.
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A new study by researchers at Washington University is the first to link early childhood depression to physical changes in the developing brain.
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WBEZ, Chicago Public Media has bought the public radio station in Kankakee. The company will take over operation of WKCC at midnight on Saturday.
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Muslims in Illinois are coping with increased scrutiny and incendiary rhetoric. We take you inside a local mosque and introduce you to a business owner in Champaign-Urbana.
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Former athletic director Mike Thomas, who was fired last month, and soccer coach Janet Rayfield are no longer defendants in the lawsuit filed by former U of I soccer player Janet Rayfield. Judge Jeffrey Ford says the suit didn't provide a basis for claims.
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How many standardized test do you remember taking when you were in school? Your answer probably depends on whether you finished school before 2002 when No Child Left Behind took effect. Illinois Public Radio's Dusty Rhodes discusses NCLB's replacement, the Every Student Succeeds Act, with Illinois Education Association President Cinda Klickna.
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