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The animal rights group Stop Animal Exploitation Now says the University of Illinois has shown a pattern of negligence, after 22 animal deaths in just over a year. There's still an open investigation with the USDA tied to the deaths of five cows in August of 2015.
Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, becoming the first American to win the prize in more than two decades.
On the 21st: We continued our conversation on issues that are important to American voters. Plus, we talked about how shootings are reported in media and discussed within the community. Later, Aamer Madhani joined us for an update on the Chicago Cubs' playoff run.
Democrat Mark Wicklund is challenging incumbent Republican Rodney Davis for Illinois’ 13th Congressional District seat. Wicklund’s lone political experience is a three-year stint on the Macon County Board that ended in 2013. The Decatur resident currently serves as the president of the board of directors for the Decatur-Macon County Opportunities Corporation, a not-for-profit agency that provides services such as meals for seniors and energy assistance.
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner and his allies are shoveling historic piles of cash into legislative races this year. A new federal super-PAC that goes by the acronym "LIFT" is seeking to counter that, by tying Rauner to Donald Trump.
