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Students demonstrate for higher education funding on the campus of Western Illinois University in Macomb. — Rich Egger / TriStates Public Radio

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April 20, 2016

Students Lead Rally At WIU

About three dozen Western Illinois University students and staff members marched across campus in Macomb Tuesday to advocate for state funding of higher education.

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Democratic State Sen. Pat McGuire speaks about Republican Representative Mike Fortner's (on right) higher education proposal. — WUIS

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April 20, 2016

New Efforts To Fund Illinois Higher Education Attracting Bipartisan Support

A new higher education bill would give state universities a third of their usual state funding, and pay for one semester of MAP grants for low-income students.

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April 20, 2016

When Cracking Down On Opioids Means Tougher Access For Sickle Cell Patients

People with sickle cell disease often rely on powerful painkillers during a crisis. But new restrictions on the use of opioid-based medications creates new challenges.

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Members of NTFC Local 6546 picket outside the University of Illinois English Building — Alejandra Reyes for Illinois Public Media

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April 19, 2016

Non-Tenure-Track Faculty Launch Two-Day Strike At U Of I

Members of the union representing non-tenure-track faculty at the University of Illinois went on strike Tuesday morning, launching a two-day work stoppage. In a mass e-mail, administrators questioned the goals of the strike, saying tentative agreements have been reached in 14 areas, including several "key items." But Union President Shawn Gilmore called those areas "small."

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At a college graduation ceremony, new graduates throw their caps into the air. — Public Domain

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April 19, 2016

Illinois Issues: Budget Impasse Blurs Future For The Class of 2016

The state budget impasse means that high school seniors choosing a college are now having to take the school’s financial stability into account.

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Non-Tenure Faculty Coalition

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April 18, 2016

UI Non-Tenured Track Faculty Holding 2-Day Strike

About 500 University of Illinois faculty and reseachers will walk off the job Tuesday and Wednesday. NTFC Local #6546 is holding its strike to try and prompt U of I administrators to discuss how they plan to proceed in collective bargaining. Among the union's demands are multi-year contracts for non-tenured faculty.

Three Illini baseball players jumping together in celebration after a win. — FightingIllini.com

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April 18, 2016

Illini Baseball Sweeps Billikens

Six different Illini players drove in runs in Sunday's 6-2 victory.

Tatyana McFadden, of Clarksville, Md., center, winner of the women's wheelchair division of the 120th Boston Marathon, poses with the family of 2013 bombing victim Martin Richard, on Monday, April 18, 2016, in Boston. From left Henry and Bill Ri — Elise Amendola/Associated Press

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April 18, 2016

McFadden Again Wins Boston Marathon

University of Illinois graduate Tatyana McFadden has won her fourth straight women's wheelchair race at the Boston Marathon. McFadden completed the 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton to Copley Square in an official time of 1 hour, 42 minutes, 16 seconds.