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Jared Kushner’s Statement To Congress About Russia, Annotated
Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, told lawmakers in a statement on Monday that he "did not collude ... with any foreign government."
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Ammons Will Not Seek 13th Congressional District Seat
State Representative Carol Ammons has announced that she will not run for Congress. The Urbana Democrat announced Monday night on Twitter that after two months of consideration that she will not seek the Democratic nomination for the 13th Congressional District, currently held by Republican Rodney Davis.
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Rauner Calls School-Funding Special Session
Gov. Bruce Rauner has summoned lawmakers into special session to settle the public education funding issue weeks before the school bell is set to ring.
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Edwardsville Attorney Runs For 13th Dis. Congressional Seat
Erik Jones, a former Illinois assistant attorney general, is the latest Democrat to announce his bid for Republican Rodney Davis’ seat in Congress.
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Salaita To leave Academe To Write and Lecture
Steven Salaita, whose job offer from the University of Illinois was rescinded after he posted controversial tweets about Israel, says he is leaving academia, because he is unable to find work in it. Salaita has worked for the past two years as a visiting professor at the American University of Beirut. But he posted on his Facebook page this past Saturday he has been unable to find further academic work.
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A Closer Look At The Group That Could Inform Rauner’s Agenda
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s choices for new top staff positions — from chief of staff to policy director to the head of his communications team — have created a firestorm in recent weeks.
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Illinois Finally Compensating Unjustly Imprisoned
Illinois is finally making good on some of its most overdue bills — compensating people who were unjustly imprisoned.
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Rauner Gives Dems A Deadline For School Bill
Monday at high noon — That's the deadline Gov. Bruce Rauner has given Democrats to send the school funding bill to his desk. The new state budget requires this revamped funding formula, but Rauner plans to veto certain parts of the plan.
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Candidate Pawar To Join Anti-Violence March In Danville
The Three Kings of Peace will hold another one of its neighborhood anti-violence marches in Danville on Saturday. And this time, organizers are expecting an out of town guest ---- gubernatorial candidate Ameya Pawar.
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Baby Bump: New Cubs Fans Born 9 Months After World Series Win
Nine months ago an exciting event took place that made thousands of people wildly exuberant and happily exhausted. Oh, and the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, too. And now, it's a Cubs baby boomlet.