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To Influence Debate Over Budget Crisis, Rauner Takes To Social Media
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner appeared in another Facebook Live video Tuesday. What's behind the Republican's push on social media?
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Campus Unions Seek Meeting With U Of I President
Leaders of labor unions on the University of Illinois’s Urbana campus say President Timothy Killeen has refused their request for a meeting. But an administration spokesman says otherwise. Members of the Campus Labor Coalition called for a meeting with Killeen during a Tuesday news conference outside of the Henry Administration Building on the Main Quad.
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Urbana Council Members Discuss Sanctuary City Status
The Urbana City Council will continue its discussion of a resolution affirming its status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants at next regular meeting on Monday, December 19th. But the talk at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday the 12th indicated a majority of council members support the resolution in some form.
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Midnight Breakfast Is Food For The Soul
For college students, December means cramming for final exams. Some schools try to help students keep studying by serving midnight breakfast in the dining halls. But at the University of Illinois, one student group puts their own twist on that tradition.
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U Of I’s Role In ‘A Wretched And Precarious Situation’
Two men with University of Illinois connections were part of a four-year Arctic expedition in search of Crocker Land. Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline spoke with author David Welky about his book, "A Wretched and Precarious Situation."
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Illinois Issues: Great American Divide
The presidential election highlighted a divide that is so deep, citizens in Illinois and across the country can’t even agree on the same set of facts. Dan Hagen explores the topic this week for Illinois Issues.
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Schock Pleads Not Guilty; Trial Set for February 7
Former Congressman Aaron Schock has pleaded not guilty in federal court to misusing government and campaign money for personal use. Schock appeared Monday in U.S. District Court in Springfield to be arraigned on a 24-count indictment. It includes allegations of wire and mail fraud and theft of government funds. U.S. District Judge Sue Myerscough set a trial date for Feb. 7.
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U of I Contracts With Wind Farm To Help Power Urbana Campus
Some of the electricity used on the University of Illinois Urbana campus now comes from a central Illinois wind farm. The university says it’s signed a ten-year power purchase agreement with the Rail Splitter Wind Farm near Lincoln, and began using its electricity in November.
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China Expresses ‘Serious Concern’ Over Trump’s Comments On Taiwan
The Chinese government has expressed "serious concerns" over President-elect Donald Trump's comment to Fox News that he wouldn't feel "bound by a one-China policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade."
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Former Congressman Aaron Schock To Be Arraigned Monday Afternoon
Former Congressman Aaron Schock is due to be arraigned in a Springfield courtroom Monday afternoon. The 35-year-old Republican is charged with scheming to defraud the government, campaign donors, and constituents. Federal prosecutors say it adds up to thousands upon thousands of dollars for everything from cars and cameras to vacations and Super Bowl tickets.