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Deere denying design defect allegations in tractor fire suit

The Associated Press
Feb 26, 2020 6:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Deere & Co. has formally denied allegations from Kingsbury County farmers that a design defect led to fires in one of its tractor models. Deere ...
What the state is doing about coronavirus

By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois jnowicki@capitolnewsillinois.com
Feb 26, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois state health department says it is taking proactive steps against the spread of novel coronavirus as federal authorities warn that a spread of...
Universities want bigger funding increases than Pritzker has proposed

By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com
Feb 26, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Public universities in Illinois began making their case Wednesday for state funding increases larger than those that Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed...
Lawmakers announce bill mandating sex education for all K-12 students

By Rebecca Anzel Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com
Feb 26, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois public and charter schools would be mandated to teach students from kindergarten through 12th grade "inclusive, medically accurate, and culturally...
Corn and soybean production declines across state

By Ben Orner Capitol News Illinois borner@capitolnewsillinois.com
Feb 26, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Central Illinois counties led Illinois in corn and soybean production last year as every region and nearly all counties saw decreases in both crops, accord...
House committee hears emotional testimony before approving bill on domestic violence

By Rebecca Anzel Capitol News Illinois ranzel@capitolnewsillinois.com
Feb 26, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers on a human services panel were visibly emotional Wednesday as they listened to a domestic violence survivor recount how her estranged husba...
Law license at stake, Blagojevich skips hearing

By Barbara Vitello
Feb 25, 2020 12:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich shouldn't be able to work as an attorney now that he's home after President Donald Trump knocked six years off his federal prison sentence fo...
Dosunmu, Frazier help spark Illinois to win over Nebraska

Associated Press
Feb 25, 2020 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN - Ayo Dosunmu scored 18 points and freshman center Kofi Cockburn added 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Illinois past Nebraska 71-59 on Monday night. Trent Fr...
Recreational weed sales net $10M in tax revenue in 1st month

The Associated Press
Feb 24, 2020 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The sale of recreational marijuana in Illinois generated $7.3 million in cannabis tax revenue last month, the Illinois Department of Revenue ann...
Actor Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges

By DON BABWIN Associated Press
Feb 24, 2020 12:00 am - Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored charges that accuse him of staging a racist, homophobic attack against himself last year in C...

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