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New Illinois Senate President selected; Two universities partner to bring higher ed to downtown Springfield; DNA test confirm coyote bite

Danville and Urbana plan activities to honor civil rights icon Martin Luther King, Jr.

Illinois' Senators Help Pass USMCA Deal; University of Illinois votes to increase tuition; Confirmation of a tornado touchdown.

Now that farmers are wrapping up their first year of growing hemp, we learn whether anything has changed for hemp growers since the legalization of recreational marijuana in Illinois. 

Now that recreational cannabis is legal in Illinois, there’s a growing interest from the industry to find candidates qualified to work in the business. Some college campuses in Illinois are stepping up and creating programs to prepare students to be competitive for these jobs.