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A number of university presidents testified for an Illinois Senate committee Thursday on what Illinois' budget impasse has done to their institutions. They say nearly a year without state support has led to layoffs, students struggling to pay tuition without grants and high school students considering going elsewhere for a degree.
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With the Illinois Primary coming up next week on March 15th, we’ve been speaking to candidates across the state. Oswego businessman James Marter is among the three Democrats and two Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Mark Kirk.
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A couple of legislative primary races in Illinois are serving as stand-ins for the political struggle between the governor and Democratic leaders.
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The state of Illinois was told Thurday that its requests for both individual assistance and public assistance were denied - after flooding impacted 21 counties in late December and January. State IEMA Director James Joseph blames the federal government's population-based threshold for determining assistance.
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Jalen Coleman-Lands led the way with 17 points, and Illinois won for just the second time in six games with their 68-66 upset of No. 20 Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament Thursday. The Illini play No. 13 Purdue in Friday's quarterfinals.
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Republican John Shimkus is seeking re-election for an eleventh term to Congress. He's facing a primary challenge from state senator Kyle McCarter of Lebanon. Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline talked with Shimkus about the race.
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Jason Gonzales says that despite accepting campaign donations from Republicans, he's an independent Democrat who hopes to unseat long-time Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan in Tuesday's Democratic Primary.
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With the Illinois Primary coming up next week on March 15th, we’ve been speaking to candidates across the state. Fifteenth District State Senator Napoleon Harris (Democrat, Harvey) is among the three Democrats and two Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Republican Mark Kirk.
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In the first of three open budgeting meetings, U of I Urbana campus Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Edward Feser laid out a series of proposals in the event state funding continues to fall short for the next eight to ten years. "The amount of labor going into the planning and budgeting process has dramatically increased," he says.
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The Illini coasted to an easy victory in Wednesday night's opening game of the tournament. Champaign native Michael Finke finished with 17 points. Illinois (14-18) moves on to play No. 5 seed Iowa Thursday.
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