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Lawmakers Meet To Discuss Gambling Expansion
If passed, gaming expansion could serve as an advantage to cities like Danville. A panel of lawmakers from both chambers, which includes House Assistant Republican Leader Chad Hays of Catlin, meets for the first time Tuesday.
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Illinois Lineman Says Beckman Mishandled Knee Injury
Offensive lineman Simon Cvijanovic wrote a series of Twitter posts Sunday accusing Beckman and some staff members of not offering proper treatment for a torn meniscus in his knee. U of I Athletic Director Mike Thomas supported Beckman in a later statement.
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What’s Next For Pensions, Now That Court Has Tossed Illinois’ Law?
It took legislators years of talking about Illinois' pension problem before they did much about it. There was a 2011 law that affects state employees, university professors, and public school teachers hired after that time. Then in 2013 they passed a law that reduced current workers' and retirees' benefits. Nearly immediately, workers and their unions sued, calling the law unconstitutional.
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Illini Win Streak At 24 After Sunday Slugfest
A 3-game weekend sweep of Rutgers included a 28-13 rout of the Scarlet Knights. The 24 straight wins ties the NCAA mark held this year by Texas A&M.
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Ex-NIU Fraternity Members Avoid Prison In Hazing Case
Five former Northern Illinois University fraternity members have been sentenced to community service instead of prison, and will pay $1,000 fines in a hazing case involving the 2012 death of a pledge, 19-year-old David Bogenberger. 17 others who faced misdemeanor charges will perform community service and pay fines of $500 each.
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High Speed Broadband Service Expanding in C-U
ITV-3 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to announce the debut of its residential and small buisness broadband service in Champaign-Urbana. Meanwhile, Comcast is also expanding its C-U broadband service.
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Illinois Justices Overturn State’s Landmark 2013 Pension Law
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled that the state's pension reform law violates a provision in the state constitution that bars pension benefits for employees of state and local governments and school districts from being "diminished or impaired"
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Champaign Officials Hope To Recover Most Of Investment Fund Loss
Champaign officials say they expect to recover most of the more than half-million dollars it lost through an investment fund that is the subject of an investigation.
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Unit 4 Program Connects Under-Represented Students With Science Fields
Last weekend at Garden Hills Elementary School, dozens of fourth and fifth graders showed off their work at their second annual science fair. It's the result of a partnership between Unit 4 and University of Illinois students and faculty who hope to change the way under-represented students view science, and themselves.