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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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Illinois Democrats advanced more of their budget Wednesday, despite the $3 billion deficit it would create.
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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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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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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.
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Benton, who has been with WCIA-TV in Champaign since 2005, had battled brain cancer for about 18 months. He only made the decision to step down from the anchor desk last month, saying the tumor affected his ability to deliver the news. Benton was 52.
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Legislation to help Exelon with the Clinton nuclear power plant and two others it says are losing money, apparently will not be passed during the Illinois General Assembly's spring session. House Energy Committee Chair Linda Chapa LaVia says she wants to combine the legislation with two other energy-related bills, which would take more time.
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The Republican governor is already expressing his frustration. The issue is, Illinois' income tax rate has dropped, so the state's missing out on billions of dollars. Gov. Bruce Rauner had proposed massive cuts to make up for it.
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The Illinois baseball team is a national seed for the first time, meaning they'll host a Super Regional June 5-8 if they can win the first NCAA Regional this weekend at Illinois Field. Ohio, Notre Dame, and Wright State will also play at Illinois Field May 29-31.
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Over 9000 students and faculty served overseas in the years America was involved in the war– that’s about a quarter of the Urbana campus’ student population today.
