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Welch Will Retire As Champaign County Treasurer At Year’s End
After a career spent with the Champaign County Treasurer’s office, county Treasurer Dan Welch says he’ll be retiring at year’s end.
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Senator Rose Says Budget Pieces In Place, If Madigan Willing To act
State Senator Chapin Rose of Mahomet believes the pieces could be in place for an end to the long state budget impasse _ provided powerful House Speaker Michael Madigan is willing to act.
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Social Service Agencies Demand Payment In Court — ‘This Is Not Charity’
Dozens of Illinois’ social service providers were back in court Wednesday in downstate Belleville. Many have gone nearly a year without funding during the budget stalemate. They’re asking a St. Clair County judge to force Illinois to pay.
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What We Know About The Suspect In GOP Baseball Practice Shooting
The FBI says the man who opened fire on a group of Republican members of Congress on Wednesday is 66-year-old James T. Hodgkinson of Belleville, Ill., who was shot by police and later died at a hospital.
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Authorities Continue Search For Missing U Of I Scholar
26-year-old Yingying Zhang, a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois, was last seen Friday afternoon getting into a black Saturn Astra on North Goodwin Ave. in Urbana.
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After Shooting, Davis Calls For Move Away From ‘Hateful Rhetoric’
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) was at the plate Wednesday, during an early morning batting practice of the Republican Congressional baseball team, when he heard a loud noise that he did not immediately recognize as a gunshot. Davis says the noise sounded to him like a large piece of metal being dropped at a construction area, although they weren’t at a construction area, but at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Virginia. The noise was followed by someone else on the field shouting, “Run, he’s got a gun!”
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State Senator Says Republicans Reintroduce Budget Plan They Think Was Close To Passage
Illinois Republicans have presented what they're calling a ”compromise'' budget and reform plan they hope will end the state's long budget impasse.
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Suspect Dies After Shooting At GOP Baseball Practice In Virginia
A gunman opened fire during an early morning baseball practice for Republican members of Congress on Wednesday, reportedly firing dozens of shots at a field in Alexandria, Va. At least five people were wounded, including Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana.
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Appellate Court Hears Arguments Over Whether State Employees Can Be Paid During Budget Impasse
MOUNT VERNON — A case with the potential to upend Illinois' budget impasse was argued Tuesday before the Fifth District Appellate Court. Attorney General Lisa Madigan is trying to halt employee paychecks. The AFSCME union opposes the move.
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To Fight Drug Addiction, Hospitals Hire Recovering Addicts
Charlie Stewart works with doctors and nurses, but he's not in this position thanks to a degree in medicine or social work. He's trained to work with patients and has experience in peer mentorship. He also has a past of drug addiction.