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Governor Bruce Rauner has vetoed legislation to allow an arbitrator to settle state-employee wages and working conditions if union negotiations stall.  In his veto message Monday, the Republican governor called the bill "dangerous," adding it would replace his bargaining power with a union-friendly arbitrator.

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Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing says the proposed fiscal 2017 budget released Monday holds the line on the city's property tax rate, and has no new hires.  But she says the $49.5 million spending plan also includes investments like road repairs, including the partially grant-funded MCORE project, reconstructing a section of Green Street. 

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Graduates receiving diplomas at the University of Illinois Urbana campus over the weekend included 119 student-athletes. Two received scholarships from the Big Ten Conference to attend graduate school.

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Illinois State Police say Pendleton, of Bellflower, was found dead after a shootout in southern Illinois, in which an FBI SWAT team member was wounded. Pendleton had been wanted for shooting and wounding a police officer in Mahomet.

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The historian who's frequently part of PBS documentaries won the honors for a lifetime of service in the spirit of the 16th president. She accepted the honor in Chicago Friday.   

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A bipartisan group of legislators chosen to craft a solution to Illinois' budgete impasse has come up with a plan that includes higher taxes and billions of dollars in spending cuts.

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Pianist Ian Gindes, who received his doctorate from the University of Illinois, has released a new album, "American Visions," which features the music of American composers.  Gindes spoke with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline about the project.

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U of I alum Justin Striebel has a proposal he thinks could keep the tradition of Chief Illiniwek alive at the University of Illinois Urbana campus, while also honoring Native American history and cultures.

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Urbana-based RACES, or Rape Advocacy, Counseling, & Education Services, says the 11-month budget impasse has forced the agency to cut services like one-on-one counseling, and medical advocacy.  A part-time employee, funded by the local United Way, will help maintain the agency's 24-hour crisis hotline. 

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News-Gazette reporter Tom Kacich talks with Illinois Public Media’s Brian Moline about a meeting set for Thursday between Gov. Bruce Rauner, and area officials to talk about a new plan from Exelon, which it says must be passed into law to prevent it from closing its Clinton and Quad Cities nuclear power plants.