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November 17, 20150

Controversial trade deal draws heavy lobbying from U.S. agribusiness

A new trade deal aimed at cutting thousands of taxes and opening markets with 11 Pacific Rim nations has drawn heavy lobbying from some of America’s l

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November 9, 20150

Illinois gets D+ grade in 2015 State Integrity Investigation

History of scandal holds back progress on transparency Four of the seven Illinois governors elected from 1960 through 2006 went on to serve time in pr

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October 9, 20150

‘The Long Journey Home’ sparks conversation on Latino migration

Last year, Frida Arellano came to Arcola, Ill., from Texas with her family to find work in the area’s agricultural fields.  The job left her fami

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September 29, 20150

#LongJourney Home: The story of Latino migration into Central Illinois

Join us for Illinois Humanities' second installment of the Latino Americans: 500 Years of History series, “The Long Journey Home.” This panel discu

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September 16, 20150

Ag Secretary Vilsack announces major USDA biofuel investment

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced on Thursday that his department will award nearly two dozen states with millions of dollars to bui

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September 16, 20150

Former U.S. rep recruits farmers for corn lawsuit

Nearly a year after China re-opened its doors to imported U.S. corn, one former U.S. representative is recruiting Illinois farmers into a mass-action

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July 14, 20151

Landlords benefit from loose law; save millions in taxes

Champaign County landlords are reaping more than $20 million in tax exemptions a year by taking advantage of a loosely written state law and an interp

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July 9, 20150

Co-ops, retirement villages benefit from homeowners exemptions

Landlords of single properties are not the only ones getting tax breaks under the General Homestead Exemption. Companies that own cooperative apartme

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June 8, 20150

Six food establishments closed for not paying, renewing permits

In the past four months, the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District shut down seven restaurants because of issues that put customers at risk. B

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June 2, 20150

Health inspectors temporarily shut down seven Champaign County restaurants, failed seven others

A Champaign restaurant received one of the worst health inspection scores on record after inspectors found dried meat and blood on its wall in April.

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