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U Of I To Lead State’s “NextGrid” Study
The Illinois Commerce Commission has tapped engineers at the University of Illinois to help determine the future of energy in the state.
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Time Running Short As School Funding Fight Continues
Schools are scheduled to receive payment from the state in just three days, but that can’t happen until the Illinois legislature and the governor approve a new evidence-based funding model.
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Unit 4 Looking Forward To New High Schools
Today's seventh-graders in Champaign School District Unit 4 will graduate from refurbished high schools.
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Some County Democrats Want To Keep The Nursing Home
Seven democrats on the Champaign County Board have signed a statement calling on the county to tap the brakes on any potential Champaign County Nursing Home sale.
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SB1 Sponsor Denounces Gov. Rauner Veto
State Senator Andy Manar says Rauner's veto of SB1 is an "all-out-assault" on public education.
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Pritzker Wants to Let Anybody Buy into Medicaid
Several Democrats running for governor of Illinois are proposing the state enact universal healthcare. J.B. Pritzker is the latest to come out with a plan.
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School Funding Depends On Compromise Or 36+71
With schools set to open in just a few weeks, Illinois still doesn't have any way to send money to schools. K-12 funding has become the latest partisan battleground at the statehouse, and yesterday, one procedural misstep may have inadvertently made the gridlock even worse.
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UPDATE: Champaign Council Votes To Create Police Review Board.
The Champaign City Council voted Tuesday evening to create a citizens advisory committee to review Champaign Police Department complaint investigations.
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Area School Superintendent Supports Gov. Rauner’s SB1 Veto
Saying he's "frustrated" downstate public school district "get left behind," a Champaign County school district superintendent says the governor's SB1 veto was the right decision.
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Rauner Vetoes Portions Of Public School Funding Bill
Just after finishing a two year political standoff over a state budget, Illinois lawmakers are heading toward another impasse, this time over education funding.
Denouncing it a “bailout” of Chicago Public Schools, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday partially vetoed a bill to overhaul the state’s school funding formula, setting the stage for a dramatic showdown over education funding that could cut off state money to schools across Illinois.