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More Students Leaving Illinois For College?
One high school counselor says the budget uncertainty, particularly with the Monetary Award Program, or MAP grants, is pushing some students to attend college out of state.
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IL House GOP Leader: ‘We’re The Laughing Stock Of The Nation’
A stalemate persists, as Illinois begins a tenth month without a budget. Legislators are back in Springfield after a spring break. They now have a few months to also find an agreement on a new budget, to cover next year.
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State Fair Grandstand Acts Announced (Despite Budget Woes)
Dierks Bentley, Little Big Town, Greg Allman and ZZ Top are among the acts announced for the Grandstand schedule at the Illinois State Fair in August.
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‘Ebertfest 2016: Center Of The Universe’ Preview
A conversation with WILL's Lisa Bralts and Tim Meyers, co-creators of the documentary looking at the history of Roger Ebert's Film Festival at the Virginia Theatre in Champaign. The new documentary, premeiring April 4, also previews the 18th annual Ebertfest, April 13-17.
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Lawmaker Wants Transgender Kids Out Of Standard School Bathrooms
Illinois lawmakers may soon take up the controversial question of which bathrooms should be used by transgender students.
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Urbana Council Takes Final Vote On Marijuana Fine Reduction
A week ago, Urbana aldermen approved lowering the fine for posessing small amounts of marijuana from $300 to $50. Alderman Aaron Ammons calls the higher amount 'egregious', and said it disproportionately impacts African-Americans in the city. The fine applies to someone with less than 30 grams of the drug.
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Focus Shifts To Illinois In Next Push For $15 Minimum Wage
California and New York -- where almost 1 in 5 Americans live -- are on their way to raising their minimum wage to $15 an hour. And the activists who spearheaded those efforts are now setting their sights on other similarly liberal, Democratic-led states, including Illinois.
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Why Didn’t An Illinois Professor Have To Disclose GMO Funding?
The private fund-raising arms of public universities, called foundations, are coming under scrutiny around the country. Watchdogs have found questionable spending that’s led to resignations and legal challenges to their privacy. In the course of reporting on a University of Illinois professor, Monica Eng of WBEZ discovered a different way foundation privacy practices are raising questions.
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Union For UI Non-Tenured Faculty Schedule Strike Authorization Vote
Frustrated by what they see as a lack of progress in contract negotiations, the Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition will hold a strike authorization vote for its members at the University of Illinois Urbana campus next week.
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‘Aging Magician’ Comes To Krannert Center Saturday Night
The music theatre work premiered earlier this month in Minneapolis, and features a mix of children's choir, string quartet, male voice, and a wide variety of instruments.