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AFSCME’s Contract Gets Two-Month Extension
Illinois’ largest state-worker union has agreed not to go on strike for at least another two months.
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Illinois’ largest state-worker union has agreed not to go on strike for at least another two months.
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21-year-old Brandon L. Collier of Champaign has been arrested in connection with the July 13th shooting death of Terron Jackson.
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Amid Illinois' ongoing budget battle, there was a rare moment of bipartisanship Tuesday. Members of the Illinois House have voted to block a pay raise for themselves.
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University of Illinois point guard Tracy Abrams will miss a second straight men's basketball season, after tearing an Achilles tendon during a practice session on Monday.
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University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen says university personnel will begin the new academic year at their present salaries, because the uncertainty about the U of I's state appropriation makes is difficult to plan ahead.
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Illinois may not be done with the 2013 law reducing state employees’ pensions after all. The Attorney General appears to be readying to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner's administration is contacting retired state employees about possible returning to work on short-term contracts, in case of a state employees strike, according to the State Journal-Register.
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Gas prices across Illinois continue to fall. The cost of a gallon in Champaign is more than a dollar cheaper than a year ago. In the past week the price at the pump dropped another 13 cents in Champaign.
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Governor Bruce Rauner campaigned on a message of transparency. But now his lawyers are fighting attempts to disclose who he's meeting with -- sections of his schedule have been blocked.
Chicago Reader senior journalist Mick Dumke would know -- he's tried to access that information.
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Urban flooding is most notable for flooded streets and flooded basements, especially due to storm sewer backups. This type of flooding occurs in all of the counties in Illinois and usually happens in older sections of town where the infrastructure is old and also in subdivisions that were built in the 1950's and 1960's.