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Facebook To Hold Social Media Training In Springfield
Entrepreneurs and job-seekers in central Illinois can mark their calendars for December 3 and 4, 2018. Facebook is bringing a two-day workshop to Springfield.
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Rauner Apologizes For Disparaging Remarks About C-U
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner came to Champaign-Urbana on Tuesday to apologize in person for disparaging remarks he made on a radio talk show about the community's ability to attract and retain technology companies.
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C-U At Home Hopes To Relaunch Men’s Homeless Shelter At TIMES Center
It’s been two years since cuts in government funding forced the shutdown of the emergency men’s shelter at the TIMES Center in Champaign. A transitional housing program at the facility ended last month for the same reason. But a partnership between the building’s owner and another local non-profit group could bring the men’s shelter program back to life.
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New Med School To Focus On Problem-Solving, Improving Health Care
At the Carle Illinois College of Medicine, students will be immersed in clinical settings from the very start and will begin interacting with patients in their first year instead of waiting until later in their training. The idea is to prevent some of the problems that can arise when engineers and medical professionals do not work hand in hand.
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Illinois Issues: Online Shopping Court Decision Brings Uncertainty
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on online shopping left two things clear – consumers who buy online will have to pay sales tax on more items, and some states will see more money from those online purchases.
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Illinois Economy Likely Stable In Near Future
A University of Illinois economist said he thinks the state’s economy will likely remain healthy for at least the next year and a half.
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Unions Petition To Reverse Pension Cap
When school districts outside of Chicago negotiate contracts, they do so with the assurance that the state will pick up the tab on pensions. To control growing pension costs, lawmakers capped salary bumps at 6 percent in 2005. This year, the cap tightened to 3 percent. Illinois' teachers unions have collected more than 15,000 signatures on petitions urging state lawmakers to reverse that measure.
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Criminal Record Relief Available Through Expungement and Record Sealing Summit
For anyone who’s ever been arrested, charged, or convicted of a crime, that criminal record can make it hard to find a job. Many people are eligible for criminal record relief that would either destroy or seal their record from public view. But the process of applying can be complicated and expensive.
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Going Where The People Are For Comments On Long-Range Plan
It’s time to update Champaign-Urbana long-range transportation plan. And the Champaign County Regional Planning Commission is sending its planners out to local festivals and concerts to gather input.
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Illinois Democrats Push Back On Trump Immigration Hard Line
Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly pushed back last spring against Republican President Donald Trump's hardline stance on immigration, aiming to protect Illinois residents regardless of their residency status and, in some cases, firing off direct repudiation of the nation's top executive. Here's a look at policies Illinois lawmakers approved in their spring session, all of which await action by Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner.