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Despite ideal weather, State Fair officials report fewer than 412,000 people attended this year. The state provided no explanation for the figure that was less than half the 961,000 who attended as recently as two years ago.
Area motorists should see gas prices decline now that an Indiana oil refinery has completed unscheduled repairs. In a statement this morning, B-P announced that a large distillation unit was re-started after being shut down on August 8th.
Exelon's unprofitable Quad Cities nuclear power plant failed to clear in the annual capacity auction held last week by the regional power grid PJM.
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On the first day of the University of Illinois' fall semester, Urbana campus Provost Ilesanmi Adesida announced he's stepping down. His departure follows the abrupt resignation of Chancellor Phyllis Wise
The University of Illinois will name the new court at the State Farm Center after longtime Illini coach Lou Henson. The university announced the move Monday, saying the Lou Henson Court will bear the 83-year-old former coach's signature.
