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Despite their continued stalemate on a budget, lawmakers approved and Governor Bruce Rauner signed hundreds of new pieces of legislation. More than 200 laws will go into effect in Illinois at the start of the new year — roughly the number that went into effect at the start of each of the past two years. Jamey Dunn talks about the state's new laws with Sean Crawford.
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The Wolverines used a 9-2 run in the second half to take a double-digit lead over Illinois in the Big Ten season opener for both teams. Mark Donnal led Michigan with 26 points, while Kendrick Nunn scored 23 to lead the Illini in a losing effort.
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A flood warning continues Wednesday for much of central Illinois, and seven counties along the Mississippi River have been declared state disaster areas.
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Bill Cosby is expected to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon on sexual assault charges filed over a 2004 encounter in his home outside Philadelphia. A former Temple University employee says Cosby drugged and assaulted her.
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8-5 Illinois will play the 10-3 Michigan Wolverines, at 2 PM CST, at the University of Illinois State Farm Arena in Champaign.
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Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth played to her strengths at a campaign stop in Champaign Tuesday.
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With the finalization of the agreement on December 24th, the University of Illinois says it will send settlement payments to Steven Salaita within 30 days, and Salaita will file motions to dismiss his lawsuits against the university.
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For some Illinois kids, the state’s budget impasse means going to prison instead of going home. That’s because the lack of a state spending plan is forcing a universally-renowned program to disappear.
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A flood warning continued for much of central Illinois Tuesday, with specific flood warnings for the Sangamon River at Monticello, the Vermilion River near Danville, road closures in towns including Villa Grove and Sidney and standing water on roads in many other spots of the state.
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The state budget impasse could put more young people out on the streets this winter.
