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Shea Belahi went to teach farmers about sustainable farming, but some lessons she discovered from the trip, she hopes to bring back home to her farm in Urbana.

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Gov. Bruce Rauner has consistently said he's waiting to give details on his plans for Illinois' finances until his budget address, on Feb. 18. But decisions by previous lawmakers may force him to make closely watched decisions sooner. 

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New legislation would allow students to skip standardized testing if they show written permission from their parents. 

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Illinois guards Aaron Cosby and Rayvonte Rice have been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, coach John Groce announced in a statement.

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UPDATE: Evacuees were allowed to return to their homes Sunday evening, and I-57 was reopened to traffic late Sunday night, after a morning accident involving a semi-tractor tanker trailer carrying a hazardous chemical closed the highway.

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The Illini improve to 4-5 in Big Ten Conference play.  The win comes as two key players - who had suffered injuries - were suspended indefinitely for violating team rules.

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Illinois State Police have issued a snow travel advisory for the Super Bowl weekend. As temperatures drop tonight and rain changes to snow in many areas, they expect wet and icy road conditions. They're reminding drivers to take it slow and watch for emergency vehicles. 

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The top Democrat in Illinois’ state senate is preparing for a divide between his chamber and the new Republican governor.

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A new group says they oppose any school referendum that would build a new Champaign Central High School on the north edge of the city.

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Illinois has more than 850 school districts and over 13,000 school administrators in its K-12 system. Gov. Bruce Rauner says those numbers are bloat to the system and is calling for a paring down of what he calls "education bureaucracy."