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Read And Listen To Governor’s Budget Address
Read and listen to Republican Governor Bruce Rauner's fourth annual budget address to the Illinois General Assembly.
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Even With No Budget, Illinois Spends And Spends
Gov. Bruce Rauner is scheduled to unveil his fourth budget proposal Wednesday in a speech to the General Assembly. Illinois lawmakers only enacted a budget for one of the three years he’s been in office.
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Conservation Programs In Farm Bill Can Help Farmers Protect Environment, Wallet
Farmers depend on productive, sustainable land, clean water and air and healthy animals to make a living. To help create those conditions and protect ecosystems, they get help from conservation programs that make up about 6 percent of the $500 billion federal farm bill.
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2 More Legionnaires’ Disease Cases Found At Veterans Home
Two more confirmed cases of Legionnaires' disease were found among residents of a veterans home in the western Illinois town of Quincy where the illness has been linked to the deaths of 13 people since 2015, health officials said.
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Local Lawmakers Voice Hopes In Advance Of Governor’s Budget Speech
Governor Bruce Rauner delivers his budget address to a joint session of state lawmakers on Wednesday at the Illinois Statehouse in Springfield. And two east-central Illinois lawmakers hope the speech will the start of successful budget negotiations.
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Illinois Issues: A Call For Immunization
With more cases of vaccine-preventable disease in Illinois, doctors say shots should not be skipped.
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More Dollars Add Up To Less Trust
Now that it’s time to actually implement school funding reform, the honeymoon is over. The governor and lawmakers have moved on to squabbling over everything from the credit card balance to who forgot to put the lid on the toothpaste.
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Scholarships Available To Minority Students Pursuing Teaching Degrees
The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is urging minority students enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate teaching program to apply for available scholarship money by Thursday, Feb. 15.
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New Job Training Program At Carle Combines Preparation For Workplace With Tech Training
A new training program for entry-level workers at Carle teaches more than technical job skills ---- it also teaches other skills useful in any workplace.
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Speaker Madigan Dismisses Long-Time Consultant On Harassment Charge
Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan has dismissed a long-time political consultant after an investigation found he sent inappropriate text messages to a colleague. Madigan identified the consultant as Kevin Quinn in a statement Monday.
