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After Same-Sex Marriage: What’s Next In Fight For LGBT Rights?
Marriage for same-sex couples is now the law of the land. So what's next in the push for rights in the LGBT community?
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Marriage for same-sex couples is now the law of the land. So what's next in the push for rights in the LGBT community?
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Wes Lunt threw for 316 yards in interim coach Bill Cubit's second straight win to open the season. It was the Illini's first shutout since a 44-0 win over Charleston Southern three years ago.
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Alton Democratic state Senator Bill Haine says he plans to file a bill in the coming legislative session that would bring back capital punishment after it was formally abolished in 2011.
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Champaign Police and Firefighters --- plus a few dozen onlookers --- braved the rain at West Side Park, to remember those killed in the September 11th attacks, including first responders at the World Trade Center.
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A company spokesman said a 'capacity auction' in Clinton's territory did help reduce financial losses, but is still at risk of closing. But a group opposed to a legislative solution believes an auction next spring should be enough to help the plant.
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LaHood, a Republican from Peoria, says an immediate next step is hiring local staff:
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The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says Illinois has a big role to play in the fight for global food security
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The University of Illinois will perform background checks on every new hire, beginning in October. The school's board of trustees voted to approve the policy Thursday at its meeting in Urbana
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Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a Senate bill he said would 'prematurely expand the Medical Cannabis Pilot Program' by adding Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder to qualifying conditions. Illinois' Public Health Director rejected 10 more. The rulings frustrate a physician that recommended them.
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The U of I's chief financial officer told Trustees Thursday that the budget standoff in Springfield will mean the board can't vote on a budget at its November meeting either, saying a 60 day window is needed.