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Illinois State Police have arrested a Kevin L. Casey, 53, of Janesville, Wisconsin, in connection with a string of incidents involving damage to vehicles on Interstate 74. Preliminary charges include aggravated battery to a child, aggravated battery on a public way, and criminal damage to property.
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The post-recession economic expansion shows no sign of ending, nationwide or in Illinois. One piece of evidence is the latest University of Illinois Flash Index to the Illinois economy. It rose in May to 104.9, from April’s 104.7.
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The Illinois legislature overwhelmingly passed a full year budget Thursday. It includes a few plans to cut down on the state’s massive pension debt.
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Lou Lang, a prominent state legislator, who led efforts in the Illinois House to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, has stepped down from his leadership post after being accused of bullying and intimidation.
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The University of Illinois is slated to receive an extra $11.6 million under the new state budget approved by lawmakers this week. U of I President Timothy Killeen said the two percent increase in state spending on higher education will bring the university system’s total budget for the next fiscal year to just under $600 million.
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The Illinois General Assembly has approved a budget for the state — and Governor Bruce Rauner is indicating he’ll “enact” it into law.
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Behavioral health service providers in Illinois would see a slight rate increase under the budget passed by the General Assembly today. But the CEO of a behavioral health provider association says the increases are small relative to the costs of providing the care.
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The proposed Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution passed Congress in the 1970s. On Wednesday, Illinois made news by ratifying it — 46 years later.
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A local environmental group is suing Dynegy to force the energy company to clean coal ash pits along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River west of Danville.
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Southern Illinois University Trustees have come out in opposition to a series of bills that would change how the school is structured and governed, but the conflict between campuses isn't over.
