University of Illinois Board Of Trustees Approves 2018 Budget
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees has approved a 2018 spending plan.
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House Approves GOP Tax Overhaul, With Senate Outlook Uncertain
The House has narrowly approved a $1.4 trillion tax overhaul, clearing the first major hurdle in Republican attempts to cut taxes and rewrite the tax code.
Clean Energy; The Murder Of Vincent Chin; Local Holiday Gift Ideas; Turtles In Illinois
On The 21st: A look at clean-energy companies operating in Illinois. Plus, we revisit the killing of Vincent Chin 35 years later. Also: locally sourced holiday gift ideas and breaking Illinois turtle news.
CAFO Reporting Rule May Take Effect
Large livestock farms may have to start reporting high levels of two types of emissions as of Wednesday. But the Environmental Protection Agency wanted a last-minute delay of a federal rule it’s been trying to modify for years.
Cancer-Coaching Grandmothers Hold Hands, Lift Spirits
One in eight U.S. women will develop breast cancer over the course of her life. But the burden is particularly heavy for African-American women. Like Hispanic women, they are more likely to be diagnosed with aggressive forms of breast cancer and at a later stage than their white counterparts.