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Glenda Ritz formally announced her campaign Thursday at an event in Indianapolis. The state schools superintendent has clashed repeatedly with Republican Governor Mike Pence and his appointed State Board of Education over education policy.
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At 76 years old, U of I graduate Mary-Dell Chilton is still working. The genetically-modified corn, soybeans and other crops that her research helped develop now grow on more than 170 million acres of U.S. farmland. Earlier this month, Chilton’s groundbreaking discoveries earned her a place in the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner is asking heads of state agencies to prepare for state funds to run out if he and Democratic lawmakers can't reach a deal on a 2016 budget.
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Since February, forty-three shooting investigations have been opened in Champaign-Urbana, and three shootings in only the last two weeks in Rantoul.
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President Timothy Killeen has unveiled plans to redirect $8.2 million to financial aid and other student-supported programs on all three campuses.
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Democrats did pass several spending bills before the end of the regular session, but the state doesn’t have the money to fully back them up. Rauner says he won’t consider new revenue until the General Assembly approves at least some of his business-friendly agenda.
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Rauner's plans include closing state musuems and juvenile justice centers, grounding all state plane passenger service, and suspending the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP.)
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Rauner, a Republican, is in a battle of wills and political might with Democratic leadership: House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton. They're at odds over the budget, business practices, union rights and more, and it's been widely reported that Rauner is planning to once again win over the public using the strategy that helped him get elected, TV commercials.
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The Illini finished off Wright State, rallying for an 8-4 victory at Illinois Field Monday, winning their first-ever regional. They'll host 2014 College World Series champion Vanderbilt this weekend.
