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effinghamdailynews.com | Bridgette Fox
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Senate has passed a bill that would give specialized training on human trafficking and establish coordination across multiple state agencies and partners. Human trafficking is defined by the U.S. Justice Department as “a crime that involves compelling or coercing a person to provide labor or services, or to engage in commercial sex acts.”kAm$6?2E6 q:== abab[ H9:49 A2DD65 de\_ @? pAC:= h 2?5 :D ?@H :?
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ibjonline.com | Bridgette Fox
By BRIDGETTE FOX Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery. That would include logos, team names and mascots which 90 schools throughout the state use, such as the Mt. Zion Braves or the Cahokia Comanches, according to legislators. House Bill 1237 passed in the House on Thursday with a vote of 71-40.
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ibjonline.com | Jackson Brandhorst |Bridgette Fox
By JACKSON BRANDHORST, BRIDGETTE FOX, MOLLY PARKER, JULIA RENDLEMAN & LYLEE GIBBS Capitol News Illinois, Saluki Local Reporting Lab [email protected] The federal government has revoked the visas of some international students studying at universities across Illinois, but college administrators are sharing few details, including how many students have been impacted.
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news.wttw.com | Jackson Brandhorst |Bridgette Fox |Molly Parker |Julia Rendleman
Education ‘Chilling Silence’: Waves of Illinois’ International University Students Lose Their Visas Video: Joining “Chicago Tonight” to discuss student visa revocations is Ed Yohnka, communications director for the ACLU of Illinois.
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1 week ago | 
thesouthern.com | Jackson Brandhorst |Bridgette Fox
The federal government has revoked the visas of some international students studying at universities across Illinois, but college administrators are sharing few details, including how many students have been impacted. A spokesperson for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign this week confirmed that some of its students are affected, but did not disclose a number. U of I ranks sixth nationally in the size of its international student body at over 15,000.
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southernillinoisnow.com | Bruce Kropp |Bridgette Fox
Bill requires some K-12 schools to pick new mascots, team names, logosBy BRIDGETTE FOXCapitol News [email protected] – Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery. That would include logos, team names and mascots which 90 schools throughout the state use, such as the Mt. Zion Braves or the Cahokia Comanches, according to legislators.
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dailyherald.com | Jackson Brandhorst |Bridgette Fox
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is among Illinois colleges and universities where international students have seen their visas revoked by federal authorities. Lylee Gibbs, Saluki Local Reporting Lab, via Capitol News Illinois The federal government has revoked the visas of some international students studying at universities across Illinois, but college administrators are sharing few details, including how many students have been impacted.
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audacy.com | Bridgette Fox
Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new mascots to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery. That would include logos, team names and mascots which 90 schools throughout the state use, such as the Mt. Zion Braves or the Cahokia Comanches, according to legislators. House Bill 1237 passed in the House on Thursday with a vote of 71-40.
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1 week ago | 
news-gazette.com | Bridgette Fox
SPRINGFIELD — Illinois K-12 schools may soon be required to pick new team names to replace those that reference Native American names and imagery. That would include those used by 90 schools throughout the state, such as the Mt. Zion Braves or the Cahokia Comanches, according to legislators. House Bill 1237 passed in the House on Thursday by a vote of 71-40. The bill points out specific names like “Redskins, Braves, Chiefs, Chieftains, Tribe, Indians or any synonymous term” as those being banned.
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1 week ago | 
effinghamdailynews.com | Jackson Brandhorst |Bridgette Fox |Molly Parker |Julia Rendleman
The federal government has revoked the visas of some international students studying at universities across Illinois, but college administrators are sharing few details, including how many students have been impacted. A spokesperson for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign this week confirmed that some of its students are affected, but did not disclose a number. U of I ranks sixth nationally in the size of its international student body at over 15,000.
