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Illinois legislators will return to Springfield Tuesday, leaving them one last day to get a budget deal in order. This year's spending plan expires at midnight on June 30. Not only is there no long-term agreement, there's no sign of a provisional one either.
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About 70 people attended a Monday news conference held by Champaign-Urbana Democratic lawmakers Carol Ammons and Scott Bennett. They say Gov. Bruce Rauner needs to set aside his agenda of business reforms and negotiate for social services that stand to lose funding by the new fiscal year Wednesday.
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Jeff Ingrum, CEO of Urbana-based Health Alliance, says they expect to get their 130,000 Medicaid patients through the current state budget crisis without a disruption in service.
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Before Friday’s ruling, it was easier for same sex couples to adopt in most states than it was for them to marry. Only two states, Michigan and Mississippi, prohibit same sex couples from jointly petitioning to adopt a child.
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University of Illinois law professor Sara Benson breaks down the legal reasoning behind the Supreme Court’s decision on same-sex marriage, what it means in Illinois and what is still left to achieve.
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Advocates in Illinois are celebrating the Supreme Court's ruling making same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Equality Illinois says the ruling sends a powerful message that LGBT Americans "should be treated equally and justly in all facets of life.''
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The Supreme Court has declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the United States. Gay and lesbian couples already can marry in 36 states and the District of Columbia.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner and AFSCME, the state's largest public employees union, have agreed to extend their current contract for one month, postponing the possibility of a strike or lockout.
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Rennels died of natural causes early Thursday. He was first elected to the city council in 1997, and served until he was elected in 2013.
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Tyra Perry brings in 409 career wins at NCAA Division 1 schools, including two seasons at Ball State. She was named 2014 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year during her first season there.
