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Even as Gov. Bruce Rauner pushes for legislators to authorize a new way of drawing the state’s political map, a citizen-driven initiative is underway. As part of the bargain Rauner is trying to make with Democrats, he wants the legislature to agree to give up control for drawing district boundaries.
Eighty-five years after Pluto was discovered by an astronomer from Illinois – the New Horizons spacecraft will fly by Pluto and show us what this far-off world looks like. David Leake, the head of Staerkel Planetarium, fills us in on what to expect and the Central Illinois connection to Pluto.
A task force led by Moultrie and Shelby County officials is searching for ways to reopen the state-owned Eagle Creek Resort, where mold and other problems have discouraged private operators.
The 5th District Appellate Court Friday issued a ruling that upheld the state's rules for the oil and gas drilling technique. The appellate court sided with a Madison County judge, rejecting a challenge from an environmental group.
The artists of late 1990's hits like 'All Star', and "Then The Morning Comes', are in Champaign Saturday, accompanying Toad The Wet Sprocket at the Champaign Music Festival. UPDATE: The performance was cancelled due to the threat of lightening.
