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Louisiana teachers' union concerned about educators' future; Supreme Court hears arguments in Trump immunity case; court issues restraining order against fracking waste-storage facility; landmark NE agreement takes a proactive approach to CO2 pipeline risks.

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Speaker Johnson accuses demonstrating students of getting support from Hamas. TikTok says it'll challenge the ban. And the Supreme Court dives into the gray area between abortion and pregnancy healthcare, and into former President Trump's broad immunity claims.

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The urban-rural death divide is widening for working-age Americans, many home internet connections established for rural students during COVID have been broken, and a new federal rule aims to put the "public" back in public lands.

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IL Immigration Reform Advocates to Continue to Fight for the DREAM Act

CHICAGO - Immigration reform advocates in Illinois are taking matters into their own hands by meeting with leaders in the Illinois congressional deleg…

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Advocates: It’s Time to Abolish the Death Penalty in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - A recent Rasmussen poll shows that 54 percent of Illinois voters do not support abolishing the death penalty. Jeremy Schroeder…

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Farm to School Lunch Program in Jeopardy?

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois children may soon eat unhealthier lunches at school if Congress fails to re-authorize the Child Nutrition Act by Sept…

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Chicago Residents Hold 24 Hour Vigil in Protest of Nearby Coal Plants

CHICAGO, Ill. - Chicagoans living near two coal-fired power plants are holding a 24-hour candlelight vigil to protest the pollution emitted by the …

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New Law Helps Illinoisans in Foreclosure Trouble

CHICAGO, Ill. - Homeowners at the end of their ropes in Illinois are being thrown some additional line, thanks to a recently-passed law. Bob Palmer…

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State Budget Woes Endangering Social Service Groups

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - The Illinois budget crisis is a hot button issue in the governor's race, but for social service groups, the state's budget woes …

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Annual Caravan to Collect Info on Housing Issues Plaguing Illinois

PEORIA, Ill. - Illinoisans have one more day - today - to meet and speak with housing advocates who are traveling the state, seeking to learn about …

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Immigration Reform Advocates Call for Arizona Business Ban

CHICAGO - Immigration reform advocates are pushing Chicago's City Council to pass a resolution that would impose economic sanctions on the State of Ar…

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Finding Funds to Fight Recession-Related Homelessness in IL

CHICAGO - Some believe homelessness in Illinois could become an even greater problem if members of a Congressional committee fail to allocate sufficie…

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Death of Illinois Boy Sparks Federal Toy Recall

CHICAGO - The deaths of a 9-year-old Chicago boy and 10-year-old from Milwaukee prompted the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to announce a r…

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