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Education
24 minutes ago
UIS to offer degree in engineering technology

“The data suggests there is about a 4-to-1 gap in jobs in engineering technology versus graduates in the surrounding four-state region.”

Champaign Memorial Stadium.
Sports
1 day ago
Illinois women beat Colorado for 1st round win as youngest team in women’s NCAA Tournament

Cearah Parchment set an Illinois scoring record.

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Sports
1 day ago
Andrej Stojakovic scores 21 as No. 3 seed Illinois beats 11th-seeded VCU 76-55 to reach Sweet 16

Illinois will next play Houston.

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
Health & Wellness
1 day ago
Colorectal cancer kits available this week

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

A father with children in the Carterville school district addresses officials during a board of education meeting about why they had not acted sooner to place an assistant football coach, accused of sexual abuse, on leave. (Photo by Lylee Gibbs, Saluki Local Reporting Lab)
Crime
1 day ago
Carterville coach at center of sexual abuse investigation has history of disciplinary action

Questions raised about whether district acted quickly enough in light of a 2009 suspension, more recent tips of misconduct.

Traci Barkley, director of Sola Gratia Farm, watches as staff load produce into the farm’s refrigerated delivery van, which was purchased with the support of funding from the Illinois’ Local Food Infrastructure Grant program. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Maggie Dougherty)
Agriculture
1 day ago
‘Illinois farmers can feed Illinois’: State grant program offers assistance

With advocates estimating that as much as 95% of food consumed in Illinois is imported, a state program aims to support the local supply chain.

Miss America Cassie Donegan visits the Old State Capitol in Springfield Friday afternoon.
Local
2 days ago
There she is! Miss America visits Springfield

“Pageantry within the world of Miss America is it’s a life changer. And it changes the trajectory for many.” 

The headquarters of Commonwealth Edison, one of the state’s largest utilities, is pictured in Chicago. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Andrew Adams)
Business
2 days ago
Regulators OK ComEd’s plan to increase deposit costs for large-load projects like data centers

Commission calls the order an ‘important first step’ but initiates proceedings to dig deeper.

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