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Count Democrat Chris Kennedy as an opponent of the proposed agreement to fund K-12 schools in Illinois, and a proponent of a $15 per hour minimum wage in the state.

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At least one person was killed Saturday night as the Houston area is inundated by torrential rain and catastrophic flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey, which officials called an "unprecedented" weather event that has left some residents stranded in their flooding homes and overwhelmed rescue workers.

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Hurricane Harvey remains a serious threat as it continues a slow march over Texas, even as the National Hurricane Center downgraded it to a Category 1 storm with gusts up to 80 mph by early Saturday.

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Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a plan to increase Illinois' minimum wage to $15 over five years.

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President Trump has pardoned controversial former Sheriff Joe Arpaio for a misdemeanor criminal contempt conviction.

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Event organizers expect 50,000 people to visit downtown Urbana this weekend.

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The University of Illinois will no longer use the music known as the “War Chant” during athletic events on its Urbana-Champaign campus.

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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A two-part computer phishing scam made to steal banking passwords has attacked University of Illinois computer users and their off-campus email contacts from as far as Ohio.

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She's not sure how long she'll be in the office, but Northern Illinois University Acting President Lisa Freeman says there's plenty to accomplish. Among her priorities are providing employee raises and zeroing in on the latest student recruiting tactics.

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Legislative leaders and Governor Rauner have reached an agreement on a public school funding formula.