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Vanessa Turner

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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · By Vanessa Turner, Senior News Reporter • Sep 28, 2026

    UI computer science professors discuss growing AI safety concerns - The Daily Illini (opens the original)

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    Artificial intelligence industry experts are expressing increasing concern in recent weeks about the growth of AI, calling on governments to slow down development and increase safety measures. Gov. JB Pritzker announced Tuesday the creation of an Illinois AI Cabinet to assess possible risks. The main concerns are rogue AI agents, such as the Hugging Face incident in which OpenAI models independently conducted an unauthorized cyberattack. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, the

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · By Vanessa Turner, Senior News Reporter • Sep 24, 2026

    What’s coming soon? Housing projects around campus - The Daily Illini (opens the original)

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    If you’ve waited in line at The Red Lion recently, you can’t have missed the adjacent construction site for a new high-rise apartment building on Green Street. Amid a housing shortage affecting apartments and residence halls alike, students are scrambling to find places to stay — and both private companies and the University are listening. The future Hub Champaign Green Street isn’t the only upcoming housing project on campus: Bromley Commons and a residence hall to replace Taft-Van Doren Halls

  3. Article · Sep 21, 2026 · By Vanessa Turner, Senior News Reporter • Sep 21, 2026

    Insomnia Cookies permitted to reopen after violations corrected - The Daily Illini (opens the original)

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    The Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department allowed Insomnia Cookies in Champaign to reopen Friday after a follow-up inspection. The business had a red placard placed on its door Wednesday and was temporarily closed for two food safety violations. According to the report, the person in charge at the time provided evidence of the corrections, showing proof of a “1-inch air gap for the 3-compartment sink drain line and adequate certified food protection management coverage.” The drain line is no

  4. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · By Vanessa Turner, Senior News Reporter • Sep 18, 2026

    Congressional candidate Jeff Wilson talks energy production, backs Trump - The Daily Illini (opens the original)

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    Jeff Wilson, Republican candidate for Illinois’ 13th congressional district, is running on a platform of increasing energy generation, decreasing federal debt, securing American borders and bringing back “Lincoln-esque values” to central Illinois. The Daily Illini spoke with Wilson about the upcoming November midterm a few weeks after interviewing his Democratic opponent, incumbent U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski. Wilson detailed his campaign strategy, voiced his support for President Donald Trump’s i

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · By Vanessa Turner and Macy Medendorp • Sep 17, 2026

    Insomnia Cookies closed for failing food safety inspection - The Daily Illini (opens the original)

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    Insomnia Cookies in Champaign was closed at 10 a.m. Wednesday for failing its food establishment inspection, according to the Champaign-Urbana Public Health Department’s incident report. The two violations listed were improper disposal of sewage and lack of an accredited Certified Food Protection Manager during all shifts. The location must correct the violations in order to reopen, but the report did not note when the re-inspection will take place. The closure came just a day after the national

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