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Urbana adjusts its population count, a new Springfield bill would give sexual assault survivors vouchers for rideshare services for medical treatment, Illinois scores in the top 5 states with the highest AP test scores, and author Kent Brown will visit Champaign to promote his book tomorrow.

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Mass Transit District to vote on annexation of stops, Illini gymnast earns spot on national team, and The Fighting Illini Men's basketball team face the Iowa Hawkeyes.

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Illinois swim and dive team breaks records at Big Ten Championship, Illini Women's basketball loses to USC, and a prairie fire requires the help of six fire departments to get shut down.

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World news roundup, upcoming Urbana mayoral election and Insect Fear Film Festival

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Governor J.B. Pritzker delivered the State of the State Address,

Three University of Illinois professors were awarded a prestigious fellowship,

and Indiana bill to absorb several Illinois southern counties, moved forward in the lower courts.

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An Indiana house bill that proposes a commission to decide to redraw state lines was passed, Soft Spoken performs this Thursday at the Krannert Center, and the Illinois State Museum is recruiting volunteers and judges for Illinois History Day.

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Gov. Pritzker hints at no tax hikes in 2026 state budget, The Fighting Illini Women’s golf team at the Spartan Suncoast Invitational, and legendary Illini baseball coach passes.

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Urbana police department announces new plan to combat gun violence, Illini wrestling loses to Penn State, and Urbana Mayor democratic primary candidates prepare for the election.

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Madigan has been found guilty.

Former Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives Michael Madigan was convicted after 4 months of courtroom disputes.

Champaign County jails will now be reporting the use of chair restraints--as they should have been doing.

and University of Illinois Professor Marcelo Garcia has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.

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The Soybean Innovation Lab may be closing due to federal funding cuts, President Trump pardoned former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich, and former Illini football player Sydney Brown helped the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl.

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