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Money-Losing Quad Cities Nuclear Plant Fails To Clear Grid Capacity Auction
Exelon's unprofitable Quad Cities nuclear power plant failed to clear in the annual capacity auction held last week by the regional power grid PJM.
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U of I Provost Resigns On First Day Of Semester
On the first day of the University of Illinois' fall semester, Urbana campus Provost Ilesanmi Adesida announced he's stepping down. His departure follows the abrupt resignation of Chancellor Phyllis Wise
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U Of I Announces Lou Henson Court At State Farm Center
The University of Illinois will name the new court at the State Farm Center after longtime Illini coach Lou Henson. The university announced the move Monday, saying the Lou Henson Court will bear the 83-year-old former coach's signature.
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Davis, Shimkus, Remain Opposed To Iran Nuclear Agreement
Both congressmen say Iran cannot be trusted, and expect their colleagues in Washington to vote down the nuclear deal with the country.
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Blagojevich Asks For More Time To Appeal To Supreme Court
Rod Blagojevich's attorneys want an appellate court to give them 90 days to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the imprisoned former governor's appeal of his corruption convictions.
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Darius Paul Kicked Off Illini Basketball Team
Illinois forward Darius Paul has been kicked off the team following his arrest last week during a team trip to France. Coach John Groce announced the move in a written statement Friday.
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What #BlackLivesMatter Means One Year Later
“Black Lives Matter has become something that’s very easy to identify, and I’m going to say it again, it’s more hashtag than reality," said Cha-Jua, "and if these kids think that they can tweet their damn way to freedom, then they are sorely misguided.”
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Democrats: United Against Rauner, Fighting Over Senate
What Democrats say they're organizing around — or more accurately against — is Rauner's "Turnaround Agenda." His wish list includes giving businesses a better shot at defending against lawsuits, making companies pay less to take care of injured workers, and limiting how many times people can run for election to the Illinois House and Senate.
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Proposal Adds Precautions for MGB Waste at Clinton Landfill
Under a proposed consent decree, local governments would refrain from efforts to force the Clinton Landfill to remove manufactured gas plant waste, but the landfill to beef up its safety precautions.
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Campus Jewish Symbol Vandalized Again
University of Illinois police are searching for the person who knocked down a the giant decorative menorah outside of a Jewish cultural center on campus. As Hannah Meisel reports, it's the second time the menorah's been damaged this year