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TIAA Exec Offers Guidelines For Retirement Saving
TIAA executive Ronald Pressman, says getting ready for retirement is something both baby boomers and millenials should be doing.
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Collaboration May Bring Dock-Less Bikes To Champaign
A new bike-sharing program may bring two-thousand bikes to Champaign-Urbana by this fall.
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Champaign Students Will Face Consequences If They Participate In Walkout
Organizers of a walkout planned for Friday said students at Champaign high schools are being forced to choose between participating in the civic demonstration around gun violence and attending prom. The walkout and subsequent events planned at the Independent Media Center in Urbana are part of a nationwide day of action around gun violence on April 20 — the anniversary of the Columbine school shooting.
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Illinois Lawmakers Urge Redistricting Re-Do Ahead of Midterm Election
As the midterm election draws near, some state lawmakers want to change the way Illinois’ political districts are drawn. They want to do that by giving voters a chance to change the constitution.
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Illinois Proposal To Ban Youth Tackle Football Dead
A contentious proposal that sought to ban youth tackle football in Illinois is dead, for now.
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State-Sponsored Retirement Savings Program Enters Pilot Phase
It’s been more than three years since then-Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation creating the Secure Choice program. But the retirement savings program for workers whose employers don’t offer one is finally becoming a reality.
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Gun Control Advocates Gather At State Capital Again After Veto
Gun control advocates assembled again at the state capitol to call for an override of Governor Bruce Rauner’s veto of the Gun Dealer Licensing Act.
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Lawmaker Response to State Workplace Violence Bills A Mixed Bag
Illinois state legislators and advocates say state employees need more protection from a growing trend of workplace violence. But statehouse measures addressing that have gotten a mixed reception.
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Former First Lady Barbara Bush Dies At 92
Former first lady Barbara Bush died Tuesday at the age of 92, according to a family spokesman.
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New High Rise Planned For Campustown
A new seventeen-story building is being planned for Champaign’s Campustown, according to documents for Tuesday evening's Champaign City Council meeting.
