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Rauner Administration Asks For Public Input On Construction Revenues
Governor Bruce Rauner has long promised major investments in Illinois' infrastructure system, but has been short on suggestions for how to pay for construction. Now Rauner's administration says it's asking taxpayers their opinions on shoring up a public works program

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New Law Allows Illinois Schools Access To Students’ Social Media Passwords
Teenage cyberbullies across Illinois might want to think twice before posting anything mean or reckless on social media ever again.

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Free And Reduced-Cost Lunches Served Up At Champaign County Schools
The number of children receiving free and reduced-cost lunches in Champaign County is on the rise as numbers across the country decline.

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ADOPT Program Helps Inmates And The Dogs They Train
According to estimates from the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics, a vast majority of those released from state prisons end up back behind bars within five years. Many facilities now offer educational and vocational programs to end that cycle, including one prison just across the border in Indiana.


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Data Trackers: License Plate Scanning Technology Raises Privacy Questions
Automatic license plate readers, like many technologies available to law enforcement, offer power that police praise and civil rights advocates consider warily. ALPRs, as they’re known, can scan and record thousands of license plates every hour.

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Illinois Marathon Organizers Predict Race Will Go On
Organizers of the Illinois Marathon say they're optimistic Saturday's race will go on despite a forecast of rain and thunderstorms. Scott Friedlein is the Emergency Services Coordinator for the race. He says, "We run this race rain or shine. The only thing that would stop this event from occurring is dangerous weather which would be lightning or tornadic activity in the area."

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Update: Dewitt County Board Approves Landfill Deal, Ending PCB Fight
DeWitt County Board members voted 9 to 2 to approve a new host agreement with Peoria Disposal/Area Disposal, which owns the landfill.
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Illinois House Moves Toward Decriminalizing Marijuana Possession
The Illinois House approved a measure that would penalize possession of small amounts of marijuana with a fine instead of arrest.