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General Electric Lighting says its plant in Mattoon will close in August 2017, finalizing plans it announced in August.
At that time, the company said the Mattoon plant would close unless employees could come up with an acceptable alternative use.
Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton face off in the final presidential debate Wednesday night at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
NPR's politics team, with help from reporters and editors who cover national security, immigration, business, foreign policy and more, is live annotating the debate.
On the 21st: An encore of our discussion with best-selling author Daniel Levitin about how to tell the difference between truth and lies on the internet. Plus, we met Central Illinois photographer Larry Kanfer and discussed his new book.
On the 21st: We talked about the #standingwithaleppo hashtag, which has gone viral on social media. Plus, we discussed job opportunities for ex-offenders, the challenges they face, and resources available to them.
A key source of funding for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources could be blocked. Or maybe not. Brian Mackey looks into whether a proposed constitutional amendment to safeguard road construction money could block a key funding source for Illinois state parks.
