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More than four billion private records were exposed by data breaches in the first half of 2019. Illinois residents have seen their fair share of information compromises. In July, the state received a share of the Equifax settlement.
A proposed new medical campus for Carle in Danville would take up 17 acres on the west end of downtown. Officials with the Urbana-based healthcare provider announced their plans for the new campus on Wednesday, saying the project will be good for their patients and the community as a whole.
The minimum salary a teacher can be paid in Illinois will soon increase. Governor J.B. Pritzker joined educators and activists to sign a wage increase plan into law Thursday.
On the heels of the Trump administration's plans to potentially detain migrant children indefinitely, we hear from an Illinois Wesleyan professor who interviewed migrant children at the border and saw their living conditions firsthand. Plus, a new report describes a toxic work environment at the office of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. We also hear about changes to the Child Care Assistance Program, and talk with author and Oak Park native Claire Lombardo.
Indiana has one of the highest smoking rates in the country -- nearly one in five Hoosiers smoke. Now, a new statewide policy makes it easier for smokers to get medication to help them quit. But some people want state leaders to do more.
