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The Champaign City Council is expected to vote Tuesday night on landmark status for three homes slated to be torn down for the expansion of Central High School. The school district says a ‘yes’ vote would doom their expansion plans. But a preservationist group says that doesn’t have to be the case.
UPDATE: A bomb threat led to the evacuation of the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield Monday, but the building was reopened after authorities concluded there was no danger.
On The 21st: What will the state’s Medicaid overhaul and other health insurance news mean for Illinoisans? Plus, we discuss gender-based price discrimination and wish happy 199th birthday to Illinois.
Vermilion County, Illinois, school districts could ask the voters to approve a sales tax to fund school facilities.
Monday is the last day to submit petitions to run for office in Illinois next year. There are several people who’ve said they’re running for high profile offices, but who have not yet turned in paperwork.
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