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Champaign’s Custard Cup Closes Its Doors
Doug and Christie Jarling announced on Sunday that Jarling's Custard Cup in Champaign would be closing as soon as inventory runs out. That happened quickly Monday afternoon, with a 4 p.m. Facebook post. Custard Cup will reopen when new owners can be trained.
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Obamacare Tax Rules Trip Some Immigrants
The deadline’s coming to file tax returns, and aside from the usual headache, this year it’s proving particularly thorny for undocumented immigrants. That’s because, for the first time, there are penalties under the Affordable Care Act for those lacking health insurance
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Duckworth Makes Video Announcement, Challenging Sen. Kirk For 2016 Senate Bid
The campaign from the 8th District Democrat could represent one of the best opportunities for the party to pick up a seat as they battle to regain Senate control. She's serving her second term in Congress.
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Couple Faces Cancer Again After Nearly Four Decades
Nearly forty years after Tod Waldron was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma as freshman at the U of I, he says the most difficult part was talking about his cancer with his girlfriend (now wife), Betsi and his parents.“I was pretty nonchalant about it at the time, because I just didn’t know enough,” said Tod, “but my parents were from a generation that didn’t discuss cancer.
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U of I Researchers Discover Cancer-Killing Drug
Chemistry professor Paul Hergenrother identified a molecule that appears to cause many cancer cells to self-destruct. This week marks the start of a clinical trial on the potential new drug that has shown promising results when tested on lab animals with cancer. If it is found to be safe and effective in humans, the new drug may improve prognoses for patients with the most aggressive forms of brain cancer and other forms of the disease.
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Indiana Officials Look To Stem Religious Objections Fallout
As calls for a boycott of Indiana go viral, mayors of several Indiana cities say they are welcoming to all, and supporters of the new law say arguments that it allows discrimination are overblown.
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A Dream Realized: Champaign Postal Facility Now Contains Burgess Name
About 50 people attended a Friday afternoon ceremony placing James Burgess' name on the Campustown postal center. He is - to date - the only countywide African-American elected official in Champaign County.
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Rauner Signs Off On Plan To Fix Budget Hole
Governor Bruce Rauner took to the Illinois Senate floor to shake hands Thursday after senators passed a plan to plug a $1.6 billion hole in the state budget. He signed the measure late in the day.
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Illinois National Guardsman Accused Of Trying To Aid ISIS
Two suburban Chicago men --- one of them an Illinois National Guard member --- are accused of planning an attack on a northern Illinois military facility in support of the Islamic State group.
