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Some civic leaders in Cleveland want the local economy to embrace blockchain, the technology behind bitcoin. It will only work if the average citizen grasps what this new cryptocurrency is all about.

"Tonight, we are a hurting city," Mayor Andy Fox told a large crowd of people who had gathered for a vigil at the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza.

Two centers of culture are in conflict on the banks of the Thames in London. One is the world renowned South Bank Center of the Arts, with four resident orchestras, including the London Philharmonic. It also has conservatories, the Royal Festival Hall, the Hayward Gallery and the Queen Elizabeth Hall. The other cultural landmark is the Undercroft, a dark, concrete cavern, covered in graffiti, that lies beneath the Arts Center and looks out on to the Thames. It's the birthplace and temple of British skate boarding. For forty uninterrupted years it has been hallowed ground for those who regard skate boarding as an art form every bit as legitimate as anything performed in the concert halls above. But now the South Bank Arts Center is trying to force the skateboarders to a different location, so the Undercroft can be leased to restaurants. And the skate boarders are mobilizing to resist.

An Illinois rape crisis center is suspending nearly all of its services and will lay off five employees after operating for nearly a year without state…

CHICAGO (AP) - Illinois officials are warning of a spike in the number of patients going to emergency rooms after using dangerous synthetic drugs. The…

New details are emerging about the Obama Presidential Center including design revisions for a taller and sleeker museum tower and hundreds of new…

In June, the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services announced it was beginning to enhance training and services to ensure LGBTQ youth are properly supported and cared for in the state's foster care system.

Marc Supreme, Peorian and program director at 90.7 Strictly Hip-Hop, has released a literary mixtape entitled, "D@mn, I Graduate in May! A Literary Mixtape for Life After High School and College." DIGIM for short, the book breaks down different options for students to consider after graduation — from college to entering the trades and even how to figure out what city to live in.

Members of a West Bluff neighborhood group say they're "shocked" and "heartbroken" by the removal of a community garden near the corner of W. Main and…

Numerous studies link social media use with mental health problems, like depression. But new research conducted by a Bradley University professor shows…