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In January, Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed several tax increases to help balance Illinois' budget. One of those proposals was a 32-cent hike on a pack of cigarettes, but some of his fellow Democrats want to triple that.
The city of Champaign is getting ready to unveil a community crisis response plan that aims to help people in the days and weeks following an incident of community violence.
Animal waste and nitrogen-based agricultural fertilizers contribute to nitrate runoff, which ends up in creeks, streams, rain and, eventually, water systems. Nitrate, that mix of nitrogen and oxygen, can cause serious health problems if it’s too concentrated.
Owner Dennis Toeppen announced the move in a U.S. District Court filing late Tuesday.
An audit released Tuesday paints a damning picture of Illinois’ child-welfare agency.
