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The Champaign County Board is expected to vote Thursday night on whether to place a referendum for facilities on the ballot for this November.  The initiative would raise the county’s sales tax one quarter of a percent for a period of 12 years.  Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline spoke with Champaign County Administrator Rick Snider about the proposal, including plans for the county jail.

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A new foundation has been created to raise money for Illinois state fair infrastructure, but questions have already been raised about how the private entity will intermingle with government.

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The stage is set for construction of the first development at the Curtis Road/I-57 Interchange in southwest Champaign.

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The head of the Democratic Party of Illinois is sticking up for the beleaguered Auditor General.

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A bond referendum expected to appear on the November 8th ballot in the Champaign Unit Four school district will be reduced to $183 million, due to actions taken Monday night.

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New estimates on startup costs, and a changing market for groceries are behind the Common Ground Food Co-Op’s decision to drop its plans to open a second store in downtown Champaign.

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As supporters of automatic voter registration were set to hold a press conference Monday morning, Gov. Bruce Rauner was defending his veto of a plan that would have made it a reality in Illinois.

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Stephen Nacco started his new job as president of Danville Area Community College Monday.

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Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation to allow automatic voter registration in Illinois. The Republican vetoed the plan Friday. He says he wants additional safeguards to ensure that those signed up to vote are eligible.

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The Champaign Federation of Teachers said in an email to members Friday that they'd made progress in negotiations on issues including some school clubs and sports, evaluation and mentoring. But after a Thursday night bargaining session, union president Jen White detailed in separate categories what she called "bad news" and "more bad news."