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What Sank Gov. Rauner’s ‘Turnaround Agenda’?
Rauner tried to sail a corporate dream agenda through the rocks of a Democratic legislature. It should be no surprise that his "Turnaround" ship ran aground.
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Former US House Speaker Hastert Indicted
An indictment against Dennis Hastert says federal authorities began investigating his bank withdrawals in 2013. It says he agreed to pay $3.5 million to an unidentified person to hide "prior misconduct'' against that person.
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Play Ball: The Illini Host First-Time NCAA Regional In Champaign
The 47-win Illinois baseball team is hosting a regional for the first time, taking on Ohio Friday night at Illinois Field. Chris Webb of the B1G Baseball website says the dominant season shouldn't come as a surprise.
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Community College Reform Legislation Stalled
Legislation that would cap contract lengths and severance pay for Illinois community college presidents is stalled in Springfield...at least for now.
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Bulls Fire Coach Tom Thibodeau
Management says the change was made because there was not good communication between the coach and the front office.
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Why It Looks Like A Strike Could Be On The Horizon
The governor was asked in mid-May if state employees should be concerned about layoffs or a strike. "Hopefully not," he said. "We've got to make some big changes. Changes are hard. And there's going to be a lot of resistance to change."
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Democrats Advance Their Budget, Vote Down Rauner Budget
Illinois Democrats advanced more of their budget Wednesday, despite the $3 billion deficit it would create.
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Illinois House Passes Measure To Battle Heroin Abuse
The Illinois House has approved a measure that proponents say would help combat an epidemic of heroin and prescription painkiller drug abuse.
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Senate Panel Rejects Rauner Worker’s Comp Proposal
The Illinois Senate began taking up parts of Governor Bruce Rauner’s pro-business agenda Wednesday. Democrats voted along party lines to defeat a workers compensation proposal.
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House Passes Portions of Budget
The Democrats' budget includes funding many programs the governor planned to cut, even though Illinois is short about $3 billion to pay for all of that spending.