Large banners hang on the front of Illinois Terminal in celebration of its tenth anniversary, and a large white ten can be seen in each of the windows opposite the front entrance.

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Champaign-Urbana will kick off Independence Day celebrations with Saturday’s Fourth of July celebration parade.

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Getting to Chicago from Champaign in less than an hour might seem like a dream. But a plan to begin high-speed rail service throughout Illinois could make that dream a reality.

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News

Illinoisans earning minimum wage will get a boost to their paychecks today as a result of legislation passed by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich in 2006.

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Think twice before asking to use a friend's i-card to enter the Activities and Recreation Center this summer.

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Sports

Once University of Illinois athletes graduate, their careers can take them far apart.

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WIMBLEDON, England — Five-time champion Roger Federer delivered a masterful grass-court performance Friday to beat Tommy Haas in straight sets and reach his seventh straight Wimbledon final, putting him within one win of a record 15th Grand Slam title.

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Diversions

ATLANTA — DJ Montay rarely leaves the recording studio without having someone give the all-clear from outside, counting his blessings each time he’s able to leave without any trouble.

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she'd come out ahead if she went one-on-one with fellow jogger President Barack Obama in a long run, according to an interview published online Tuesday.

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Opinions

Earlier this month, the US Department of Energy announced plans to appropriate one billion for FutureGen, a Mattoon-based clean energy project put on hold by the Bush administration.

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The recession has affected everything in this country, from tax policy to car purchases to the market of people willing to pay straight-out-of-college journalists six figures to write humor columns.

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