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Fugitive rescued from Illinois River after fleeing arrest in Woodford County
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A man wanted on a warrant from North Carolina who tried to flee from Woodford County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday night was rescued from the Illinois River following his escape attempt.
New legislation which passed in the Illinois Senate last month would allow teachers to challenge what's called a notice of remedy, a warning to fix a behavior that goes against school policy, by going to arbitration to potentially overturn the warning and to get clarification on what they need to fix.
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Illinois bill would give teachers due process but raises concerns about patterns of bad behavior
Evan Holden, Charlie Schlenker, Lauren Warnecke
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One killed, three injured in I-74 crash near Morton
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