Backyard chicken trend leads to more disease infections
By David Pitt Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Luke Gabriele was a healthy 14-year-old football player in Pennsylvania when
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Mr. Green Car. Paying for EV power
By Allen Penticoff Columnist As more people buy electric cars, and the manufacturers leap headlong into electric car production (GM
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Technology crammed into cars leads to more distracted driving
By Joan Lowy Associated Press WASHINGTON — The infotainment technology that automakers are cramming into the dashboard of new vehicles
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Nissan turns over a new Leaf
By Allen Penticoff Columnist Earlier this month Nissan revealed its updated Leaf electric vehicle (EV). While not yet available in
Read moreState reports first human West Nile virus death of year
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois public health officials say a Kankakee County resident is the first Illinoisan to die from West Nile
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Walmart embraces green trucking
By Allen Penticoff Columnist While doing some research for my presentation at the IREA Renewable Energy Fair, I came upon
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Secretary of state warns about flood-damaged cars
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White is warning used-car shoppers to beware of automobiles damaged by Hurricane Harvey
Read moreGot stress? Experts provide tips for back-to-school
By Lauren Quinn U of I News Bureau URBANA — Have you noticed any new behaviors in your children since
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Chinese motor company considers bid for Jeep
By Joe McDonald AP Business BEIJING — Chinese SUV maker Great Wall Motors is considering making a bid to buy
Read moreIllinois gets $17.5M grant to expand AmeriCorps programs
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois has received $17.5 million in federal grants to place more than 1,600 people in communities statewide as
Read moreIRS phone scams spike in Illinois
By Scot Bertram Illinois News Network The Better Business Bureau is warning of a recent spike in phone scam attempts across
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Hospital inspectors can keep reports secret, Feds decide
Reversing course, federal health officials withdrew a proposal that would have required private accrediting organizations to publicly release reports of
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Mr. Green Car. High tech safety in autos
By Allen Penticoff Columnist I am old enough to remember when safety equipment in cars was limited to a simple
Read moreJailed VW exec to plead guilty in US diesel scandal
DETROIT — A court spokesman in Detroit says a German Volkswagen executive plans to plead guilty in the company’s U.S.
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SPECIAL REPORT. The myth of drug expiration dates
By Marshall Allen ProPublica The box of prescription drugs had been forgotten in a back closet of a retail pharmacy
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