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Court: Illinois Employees Should Be Paid During Budget Standoff
An Illinois appellate court has upheld a county judge's decision that state employees should get full pay even during the state's budget crisis.
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UPDATE: Mitsubishi Closing Normal Plant, Will Attempt To Sell Facility
Mitsubishi Motors officials say the company will stop making vehicles at its central Illinois factory. Annual production there has fallen to 64,000 vehicles from more than 200,000 in 2002.
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A Small Town Hopes To Recapture Its History With New Museum
In the town of Bismarck, the Newell Township Historical Society hopes to join other towns in central Illinois in opening a history museum to keep their past alive.
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U of I’s CFO: Lack of State Budget Hurts Research, Plans For Salaries
University of Illinois Chief Financial Officer Walter Knorr said the state budget stalemate has brought grant-funded research to a halt, and making it hard to plan a salary program for the fiscal year.
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Cunningham Celebrates 120 Years
The Cunningham Children’s home will celebrate its 120th anniversary this weekend. There will be events for alumni and staff as well as the public to celebrate the event.
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Veterans To Protest Champaign County Fair
The head of a veterans group says members plan to protest the Champaign County Fair that begins Friday.
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UI Trustees Finalize Agreement With Carle For Medical School
Thursday's vote follows board approval of the school itself at the March meeting, covering financial commitments and organizational structure for the new Carle Illinois College of Medicine.
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SPLC Finds 21 Active Hate Groups In Illinois
Research from the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) shows that Illinois has the second largest number of hate groups in the Midwest.
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Part-Time Staff At Urbana Library Say They Bear Brunt Of Budget Cuts
Part-time workers at the Urbana Free Library say they've been hit with reductions in work hours that leave them carrying too much of the burden of a 5.5% budget cuts.
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Court Overturns Some Blagojevich Convictions
An appeals court Tuesday threw out five of the twelve counts against the former governor. It's not immediately clear whether it means it will reduce his 14 year sentence.