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The star and director of "The End of the Tour", depicting 1980 Urbana High School graduate David Foster Wallace, say their love for the late author's writing made them want to take on the project.

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Amtrak staff testified Thursday before a Senate committee on the proposed 2016 fiscal budget.  Reductions in service would be expected under Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget proposal.

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There is a changing of the guard at the Illinois State Board of Education.  The board approved hiring Tony Smith, a former Oakland, California superintendent, on Wednesday to be the next Illinois Superintendent. 

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The U. S. Department of Agriculture describes a food desert as: a neighborhood or town without ready access to fresh, healthy, and affordable food. Instead of supermarkets and grocery stores, these communities may have no food access or are served only by fast food restaurants and convenience stores that offer few healthy, affordable food options.

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Moviegoers were treated to two firsts for the annual festival's opening night - a tribute to the late filmmaker/actor Harold Ramis, and a 3D screening of Jean-Luc Godard's 'Goodbye to Language.'

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Common Ground is adding a second store, expanding to a downtown Champaign location in early 2016.  Its general manager expects to add to the co-op's diverse customer base and add 75 jobs when the Walnut Street location opens.

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Activists in Champaign Wednesday took part in the nationwide 200-city protest for higher wages for McDonald’s workers.

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We may be just shy of 19 months out from Election Day 2016, when the nation will choose a new president. But as more and more politicians announce their entry to the contest, 2016 is already here

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A report out Wednesday from the Wednesday's National Transportation Safety Board on the April 7 crash doesn't indicate why the pilot changed course as he neared Central Illinois Regional Airport.