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Health & Wellness
1 year ago
DO NOT DRINK water advisory in Mattoon

People are urged to continue to use bottled water until further notice.

Cannabis plants
IL State News
1 year ago
Discussions about potential regulations on hemp begin

The first of many public discussions on hemp regulations in Illinois was held

FILE - Camp Randall Stadium is seen during an NCAA college football game between Wisconsin and Miami of Ohio, Sept. 12, 2015, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash, File)
Sports
1 year ago
The new college sports agency is rejecting some athlete NIL deals with donor-backed collectives

Georgia, Ohio State and Illinois are among those that have announced plans with Learfield, a media and technology company with decades of licensing and other experience across college athletics, to help arrange NIL deals.

AJ Wilhemi
Health & Wellness
1 year ago
Illinois hospitals fear massive cuts under Trump domestic policy law

Medicaid cuts expected to hit rural hospitals the hardest

FILE - This frame grab from video, provided by the Mexican government, shows Ovidio Guzman Lopez being detained in Culiacan, Mexico, Oct. 17, 2019. (CEPROPIE via AP File)
Crime
1 year ago
Son of ‘El Chapo’ expected to plead guilty this week to drug trafficking charges in Chicago

Speculation about a deal has been percolating for months, as behind-the-scenes negotiations have progressed quietly and slowly.

Main entrance to the Champaign County Courthouse
IL State News
1 year ago
Champaign County, AFSCME Local 900 reach tentative deal, averting strike

Both union members and the Champaign County Board must still vote on the deal

Fruits and vegetables are pictured at a County Market grocery store in Springfield. The items are eligible for purchase under the federal SNAP program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Andrew Campbell)
IL State News
1 year ago
Federal food assistance changes threaten benefits for thousands of Illinoisans

New requirements mandate state pay for a greater share of program

AFSCME workers on strike
IL State News
1 year ago
Champaign County workers threaten strike over low wages, rising health costs

Champaign County government employees are prepared to walk off the job on Wednesday if ongoing contract negotiations fail to produce a deal, according to union officials.

Soybeans damaged by dicambra herbicide
Agriculture
1 year ago
U of I drones detect soybean damage from Dicamba Drift at microscopic levels

High-tech cameras mounted on drones make detecting damage from the herbicide less difficult than before

University of Illinois head football coach Brett Bielema
Sports
1 year ago
Illinois head coach Bret Bielema named to Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List

Illinois Football Head Coach Bret Bielema has been named to the Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List, the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. announced Monday