New laws take effect in Illinois, People's Gas and Champaign County reach a settlement in a lawsuit involving a gas leak, a Decatur doctor completes the first implant of a "smart knee" in Illinois, and the University of Southern California and the University of California, Los Angeles are set to join the Big Ten Athletic Conference.

Hosted by Laszlo Richard Toth.

Stories by Madison Holcomb, Jackie Barba, Tara Mobasher, and Laszlo Richard Toth.

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