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Democratic Candidate Emerges To Run For Schock Seat
Adam Lopez is a Springfield School Board member who describes himself as a conservative Democrat. He works for Country Financial.
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ISU Players, Coaches Mourn 7 Victims Of Plane Crash
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Deb Frank Feinen Defeats Champaign Mayor Don Gerard
Champaign City Council Member at large Deb Frank Feinen has secured 41 percent of the vote over incumbent Mayor Don Gerard's 31 percent.
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Decatur and Danville Mayors Win New Terms
Decatur Mayor Michael McElroy won another term with 47 percent of the vote in a four-way race, while Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer again held off challenger James McMahon, who he defeated along with three other challengers in 2011. Eisenhauer held 63 percent of the vote in a two-way race.
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Voters Again Reject Unit 4’s School Construction Initiative
For the second time, the Champaign School District's effort to levy a property tax increase was rejected by voters.
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A Rundown Of Other Village Races, Referenda In East Central Illinois
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Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco On Identity, Art And Fame
Richard Blanco likes to say that he was made in Cuba, assembled in Spain and imported to the United States. The writer served as the country's fifth inaugural poet at President Obama's 2013 inauguration – an assignment that forced him to confront some long-standing questions about his own identity.
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Illinois Senator Mark Kirk Plans To Vote For Increased Sanctions On Iran
Sen. Kirk says he fears Iran will give their nuclear technology to a terrorist group.
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Reps. Shimkus, Davis Promote FEMA Aid Measure
The Congressmen say the bill seeking to change the federal disaster aid formula would help downstate towns the size of Gifford and Washington, who were denied government assistance by FEMA.