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EPA Designates Mahomet Aquifer ‘Sole Source Aquifer’
The EPA on Wednesday said the Mahomet aquifer is primary water source for more than 750,000 people in central Illinois. That guarantees extra scrutiny of any project there that includes federal finances.
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Why Is Illinois So Corrupt?
Anyone with a passing interest in Illinois politics knows the state has a reputation for corruption. A new book attempts to chronicle the wrong-doing, and propose a plan to combat it.
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Champaign’s Unit 4 Schools Begin Tours Before $144 Million Referendum Vote
Central and Centennial High Schools and Doctor Howard Elementary will all be open for tours.
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Supreme Court To Hear Arguments On Pension Law
Oral arguments are scheduled for Wednesday. Here's what to know about the stakes and what each side will tell the court.
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Legal Battle Between Governor, Attorney General Begins
Illinois' Attorney General says Governor Bruce Rauner had no authority to bring a fight over union dues to federal court. She's trying to dismiss the case.
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Combat Vets Recreate Lincoln’s Hearse
Eric Hollenbeck of Blue Works Millworks in Eureka California tells how --- using details extrapolated from an old photograph and a transit document --- combat veterans in a millworks job training program reconstructed the coach used to carry Abraham Lincoln's body to its final resting place.
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Rauner Names New State Prisons Director
Donald Stolworthy works for the U.S. State Department, and oversaw the construction of five prisons in Iraq. He replaces the retiring S.A. "Tony" Godinez.
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Keep Central Central Opposes Dodds Park Location For Future Central High
The Champaign Park District Board will vote this Wednesday whether to allow for a land swap with Unit 4 Schools to build a school in the park.
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Illini Lose Big Lead, Fall At Purdue
Illinois led by as many as 13 in the first half, but faltered in the second. The Illini later learned they'd be playing No. 9 seed Michigan Thursday in the Big Ten Tournament.