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Champaign City Council members will be voting on the settlement of an excessive-force lawsuit involving the same Champaign police officer, Officer Matt Rush, for the second time in three weeks.

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One of the many ways Star Wars has changed the movie industry since the first movie came out in 1977 is through special effects.  Much of the industry standard in special effects even today has its roots in the original Star Wars trilogy of the late 1970’s and early 80’s.  That’s according to Julie Turnock, a professor of media and cinema studies at the University of Illinois Urbana campus.  She spoke with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline this week.

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The Illinois Constitution turns 45 next week. As the document nears its birthday, Charlie Wheeler looks at the ways it modernized government.

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The mumps outbreak in Champaign-Urbana had decreased from over 100 last summer to just eight cases in November.  But in December, the total has climbed back to 24.  A expert with the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District can't point to one reason for that increase.  

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Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana is paying a penalty to Medicare for the 2nd year in a row, due to a high rate of patient infections and complications. 

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A celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe drew hundreds of the faithful to the Catholic Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria on Saturday.

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Agriculture could be among the sectors hardest hit by a warming global climate, and farmers in the Midwest already are having to adapt to changing weather patterns.

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As the front-running GOP presidential candidate's controversial pronouncements multiply, the reporting, commentary and editorials from major news outlets have taken on more urgency.

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The City of Champaign has announced a second proposed settlement to a lawsuit over excessive force involving Police Officer Matt Rush.  On Tuesday, the city council will vote on the proposed $225,000 agreement, stemming from Benjamin Mann's complaint.  The council approved a $25,000 lawsuit settlement in a seperate incident last week.

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The Champaign Police Department tried to fire Officer Matt Rush last year, after a string of citizen complaints and lawsuits, but an arbitrator changed the dismissal to 34 days of suspension, and he remains on duty.