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The discussion at Tuesday night's Champaign City Council study session is aimed to benefit a handful of businesses, including one restaurant and a 'paint and sip' business in the city. Some other Illinois cities have addressed the 'Bring Your Own Bottle' idea, including Chicago and a few suburbs.
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Two hours before Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner donated blood and announced he wanted to take control of Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s school district on Wednesday, Rauner fondly told the story of how he first met Emanuel.
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The Champaign Unit 4 School Board will vote Monday on options to purchase property near the current Central High School.
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The state's largest private provider of social services is closing 30 programs serving nearly 5,000 people. Lutheran Social Services of Illinois announced Friday it is laying off 750 employees - about 43 percent of its staff. President and CEO Mark Stutrud says the state owes $6 million.
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Illinois Labor Relations Board executive director Melissa Mlynski can't talk specifics, but she provides useful context for the board's upcoming ruling on the dispute between Gov. Bruce Rauner, and AFSCME, the state's largest public employees union.
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Champaign County Historical Museum Board President T.J. Blakeman says that the museum is preparing to rebuild its exhibits and launch a major fundraising campaign, so it can reopen this spring.
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The Carle Foundation says it will build an office complex at the I-57 and Curtis Road Interchange south of Champaign, marking the first project announced for a site for which local officials have long had hopes for development.
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A spokeperson for the water company says the request would amount to an increase of $7.50 on a typical bill. But because of the Illinois Commerce Commission's 11 month review process, it likely wouldn't be approved until January 2017.
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llinois Governor Bruce Rauner says he’s made a big compromise with the top Senate Democrats on pensions. But those same Democrats - say there is no compromise at all. Rauner told reporters Thursday that he spoke to Senate President John Cullerton and they agreed to move forward. But Cullerton says Rauner misrepresented their conversations.
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University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen says the school is committed to providing access to new students, despite the 7-month state budget impasse. Trustees unanimously approved freezing tuition, along with a new background check policy on new university hires.
