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Changes to Drivers License To Move Illinois Closer to REAL ID Compliance
Changes are coming to driver’s licenses in the state of Illinois, meant to move the state closer to full compliance with the federal REAL ID Act.
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At Least They’re Still Talking ... Budget Update
Illinois lawmakers continue their budget negotiations in private, while Gov. Rauner continues to say publicly that he'll agree to raising taxes only if Democrats accept his pro-business, union-weakening agenda.
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Nunn Dismissed From Illini Basketball Team
Kendrick Nunn, who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery last week, has been dismissed from the Illini men's basketball team. Illinois Athletic Director Josh Whitman and Coach John Groce issued a joint statement Tuesday, saying the decision was made after 'extensive deliberation.' The two said this would 'send a strong message about what is acceptable behavior for our student-athletes.'
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IDNR: Build New Eagle Creek Resort, Instead Of Fixing Up Old One
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says it will seek a developer to build a new Eagle Creek Resort and Conference Center on Lake Shelbyville, because of the high cost of repairing the old facility cited in an engineers' assessment survey.
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Heidelberg Speaks Out From Prison, Nearly Half a Century After Arrest
This week, 73-year-old Cleve Heidelberg will have spent exactly 46 years in prison. Heidelberg, a black man, was convicted of murdering a Peoria County Sheriff’s sergeant in 1970. Since that time, Heidelberg has filed numerous petitions arguing his innocence.
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Rauner Laughs At Cullerton Suggestion That Pensions, AFSCME Contracts Are Tied
Senate President John Cullerton and Governor Bruce Rauner think they have a way to reduce the state's expenses for its underfunded pensions, without violating the state constitution.
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Plans Shape Up For Dick Van Dyke Visit
The executive director of Dick Van Dyke's charitable foundation says the 90-year-old actor will take part in events in Danville and suburban Chicago next month.
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Madigan: No Reason To Hold Up Social Services Funding
There's no reason for the governor to further hold up partial funding for social services. That's the message from the Speaker of the Illinois House, Michael Madigan.
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State GOP Convention Sticks With Traditional Marriage Plank, Rarely Mentions Trump
The Republican State Convention held in Peoria over the weekend produced a platform that retains a committment to traditional marriage; meanwhile party leaders called for unity behind the November ticket, while rarely mentioning presumptive nominee Donald Trump.
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Alloy Foundry In Champaign Damaged By Fire
Champaign fire officials said fire crews would remain at the Alloy Engineering and Casting foundry on the city’s west side on Saturday, to put out any spot fires, following the three-alarm blaze that burned there for more than five hours overnight. Later Saturday, officials there were eager to begin assessing the damage, and to see what it would take to get the site up and going again.