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Before he was even born, Kenneth Morris, Jr. already had a bit of a legacy to uphold, sharing a bloodline with Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington.

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The state agency charged with protecting vulnerable Illinois children has a new interim director on Monday.

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A record crowd sees Illinois come up short to Indiana.

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In a video to state employees on Friday, Governor Bruce Rauner says he wants to make Illinois "a wonderful place to work" with attractive benefits and fair compensation.

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Much of what Pat Quinn did in his final hours as Illinois' governor has been undone. Gov. Bruce Rauner immediately withdrew Quinn's 100 last-minute appointments to state boards and commissions. And on Friday evening, he rescinded Quinn's last executive orders.

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Ameren's plan to build a one-billion dollar electric transmission line through Illinois must clear a new hurdle with the FAA before construction begins.

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Scott Stantis and Bruce Quast have made a living out of making fun of some of the most powerful people in Illinois. Stantis draws political cartoons for the Chicago Tribune, and Quast draws for the Rockford Register-Star.  Both discuss the details of drawing Illinois politicians.

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Tim Nugent, who made the University of Illinois a model for handicapped accessability in the late 1940's, will receive an honorary degree as part of the May 16 commencement ceremonies.

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In a statement, University of Illinois trustees have rejected a faculty committee's call for a review of the canceled appointment of controversial professor Steven Salaita.

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Trustees have approved the first zero-percent tuition increase for in-state freshman in 20 years.  Timothy Killeen was formally named the next president of the U of I.