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Danville Mayor Is Finalist For Rantoul Village Administrator
The Rantoul Village Board scheduled interviews with three finalists for the job of village administrator Tuesday night, including Danville Mayor Scott Eisenhauer.
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Prison Volunteer Sues IDOC Over Cancellation Of Debate Class
A lawsuit was filed Tuesday against two Illinois Department of Corrections officials over the agency’s cancellation of a debate class for inmates at the Stateville Correctional Center.
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Soybean Farmers Win Big In $12 Billion Federal Aid Package
The details of the federal government’s $12 billion aid package for farmers affected by trade disputes are out — and soybean farmers are the major beneficiaries.
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Illinois Issues: Horse Racing Looks To Past Races To Secure Future
There is less prize money to offer and fewer races are held. The tracks are facing competition not only from casinos, they say, but also from video gaming parlors.
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U of I’s Urbana Campus Pitching Free Tuition To Low & Middle Income Students
The University of Illinois’ Urbana campus announced Monday it will guarantee any in-state student, from a household at or below the state median income of $61,000 per year, will have tuition and fees covered by a combination of university, state, and federal financial aid.
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Rauner Vetoes Teacher $40K Minimum Salary Bill
Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill last weekend that would have raised the minimum salary for Illinois public school teachers to $40,000 by 2022. In his veto message, Rauner wrote that legislation isn’t the best way to raise teacher pay.
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Researchers Studying Community-Police Relations In Urbana
Some studies have shown that increasing police resources in areas of higher crime, or “hot spots policing,” is an effective way to reduce crime. But it often doesn’t take into account how that policing strategy impacts the relationship between the community and law enforcement.
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Tuition Plan Seeks to End Flight of Students to Other States
Starting next fall, the University of Illinois will be offering eight semesters of free tuition and fees to qualified in-state students whose family income is below $61,000 annually.
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Political Ratings Show Congressmen Davis, Hultgren Have Tough Races Ahead
Recent ratings from political analysts downgraded the likelihood that two Republican Congressmen in Illinois will win re-election.
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Marlin Appoints Former Peoria Fire Chief To Urbana Fire Chief Post
Former Peoria Fire Chief Chuck Lauss is Mayor Diane Marlin’s pick to be the new fire chief for Urbana. City Council members will vote on the mayor’s nomination Monday night.
