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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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Central and Centennial High Schools and Doctor Howard Elementary will all be open for tours.

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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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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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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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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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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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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.

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The Champaign County Coroner identified Cristian Zamora's body late Friday afternoon.  The body was discovered about 3 p.m.  Surveillance cameras had showed him near the lake on December 31.  A preliminary autopsy Saturday showed no signs of foul play.

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