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Manar Intro’s $50 Million Plan For SIU Building In Downtown Springfield
A state lawmaker has proposed a plan to use state funds to build a new higher education center in downtown Springfield.
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$15 Minimum Wage Talks Begin In Springfield
Illinois lawmakers are moving quickly to draft a plan for a minimum wage increase. But, there are competing ideas on how to approach it.
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Coffey Scores 18 To Help Minnesota Beat Illinois 86-75
Amir Coffey led a balanced Minnesota attack with 18 points and six assists as the Golden Gophers defeated Illinois 86-75 on Wednesday night.
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MTD Warming Bus Offers Shelter To Commuters During Extreme Cold
Despite the closings, the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District continued their bus routes and offered free rides to help commuters who had to brave the cold.
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Arctic Air Mass Shuts Down Much Of Central, Northern Illinois
A blast of cold air driven by a polar vortex has shut down schools, courts and government buildings throughout the upper two-thirds of Illinois.
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Lawsuit: Racial Harassment Is ‘Standard Operating Procedure’ At U Of I
A lawsuit filed Monday in federal court includes numerous allegations of racial harassment of black employees at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The plaintiffs allege in court documents racial harassment is U of I’s “standard operating procedure.”
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With Polar Cold On The Way, Pritzker Issues Disaster Proclamation
Illinois officials issued dire warnings ahead of the arctic cold blowing into the state Tuesday night.
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State Rep. Carol Ammons Wants More State Funding For Illinois Higher Ed
State Representative Carol Ammons wants to provide more state funding to Illinois universities and colleges. Ammons was recently appointed chair of the state's Higher Education Committee.
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Phoenix Drop-In Center Expands Hours For Homeless During Cold Weather
With subzero temperatures in the weather forecast, an agency serving the homeless in Champaign-Urbana is gearing up to offer daytime shelter from the cold. The Phoenix Drop-In Center in Champaign is expanding its hours this week to provide a place for people who are homeless to get warm.
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Illinois Issues: Where The End Offers A New Beginning
College has traditionally been the place young adults get the education they need to pursue their life’s calling. At one of Chicago’s City Colleges, there’s a program for student’s whose life calling deals with death.
