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Dollar stores: Benefit or scourge?

Dollar stores: Benefit or scourge?

‘There are very much mixed impacts,’ says WIU Professor Chris Merrett of Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs

Ted CoxOctober 8, 2020Western Illinois University, Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs, Chris Merrett, Dollar Stores, Dollar General, Family Dollar, Walmart, Dollar Tree, Adee Athiyaman, Great Scott Community Market, Market on the Hill, Illinois Rural Communities, Illinois Farm Towns

U. of I. leads enrollment increases despite COVID

U. of I. leads enrollment increases despite COVID

State universities defy pandemic to welcome more students this fall

Three on a map: COVID-19 across the state

Three on a map: COVID-19 across the state

Sen. Manar complains CDC is ‘boxing out’ rural areas on testing for coronavirus

Ted CoxMarch 27, 2020Coronavirus, Illinois Coronavirus, COVID-19, Coronavirus Testing, COVID-19 Testing, Andy Manar, J.B. Pritzker, Ngozi Ezike, Western Illinois University, Chicago Reporter, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Melissa Graven

New single-day high with 330 fresh COVID-19 cases

New single-day high with 330 fresh COVID-19 cases

State has 1,865 coronavirus cases; three new deaths bring total to 19

Ted CoxMarch 25, 2020Coronavirus, Coronavirus Stimulus, Illinois Coronavirus, J.B. Pritzker, Michael Jacobson, Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association, Ngozi Ezike, COVID-19, Illinois Department of Public Health, Western Illinois University, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, Michael Frerichs, Illinois Department of Commerce, Lori Lightfoot

Durbin, Bustos rip Trump on ethanol

Durbin, Bustos rip Trump on ethanol

Senator says new EPA rule is ‘watered down,’ congresswoman calls it ‘complete failure’ for farmers

Ted CoxDecember 23, 2019Cheri Bustos, Dick Durbin, Tammy Duckworth, Illinois Ethanol, Illinois Biofuels, Renewable Fuel Standard, EPA, Donald Trump, Robin Hanna, Illinois Institute of Rural Affairs, Western Illinois University, Illinois Farm Bureau

Bobcat season looms despite lower population estimate

Bobcat season looms despite lower population estimate

Legal hunting area enlarged and state limit set at 500 by feds

Ted CoxOctober 18, 2019Illinois Bobcats, Illinois Bobcat Hunting, Illinois Bobcat Harvest, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Bruce Rauner, J.B. Pritzker, Jen Walling, Jennifer Kuroda, Illinois Environmental Council, Illinois Bobcat Foundation, Western Illinois University, The Southern Illinoisan, Mike Chervinko, Stan McTaggart

ISU holds its own, but NIU, WIU drop

ISU holds its own, but NIU, WIU drop

ISU enrollment was boosted by freshmen and international students, but Northern and Western continued to slide

Ted CoxSeptember 17, 2018Illinois Higher Education, Illinois State University, Western Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, UIUC, UIC, Eastern Illinois University, SIUC, SIUE

Sen. Durbin on higher education

Sen. Durbin on higher education

Budget impasse caused 'decline in confidence' in state's college towns

Ted CoxAugust 6, 2018Bruce Rauner, Dick Durbin, ILEPI, Illinois Economic Policy Institute, SIU Carbondale, SIU Edwardsville, Western Illinois University, Randy Dunn, Mike Henry, Carbondale, Macomb