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AmeriCorps Crew Working On Kickapoo Trails
Despite funding uncertainty for state parks in Illinois, at least one improvement project will continue at Kickapoo State Park through the month of July.
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Judge: No Pay For Illinois Workers Without State Budget
A Cook County judge has ruled that Illinois can't pay state workers in full during the ongoing budget impasse. Some workers covered under federal law will receive federal minimum wage plus overtime.
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Budget Stalemate Moves To Court As Political Rhetoric Ratchets Up
A stalemate that's left Illinois without a budget has taken a new political turn. It comes as the Attorney General is asking a court to determine what bills Illinois can pay when the state has no spending authority.
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Champaign County Officers To Carry And Administer Heroin Treatment
By mid-July, all deputies will carry vials of Narcan, or naloxone, which stops respiratory failure caused by heroin and other opioids. They're partnering with Carle, which is paying for the vials with community funds.
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Smithsonian Water Exhibit Coming To Mahomet In 2016
The Museum of the Grand Prairie in Mahomet will host a Smithsonian exhibit next summer on the role of water in our communities. The exhibit is called Waterways and is part of a nationwide initiative meant to explore water use across the U.S.
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Budget Crunch Hits Immigrant And Refugee Services
As lawmakers in Springfield continue to fight over a state budget, service agencies across Illinois are beginning to operate in a reduced capacity
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After Stormy Spring, Farmers Could Face More Violent Weather In The Future
In Illinois, for example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently reported a decline in the health of the state’s corn plants for the second week in a row. In Missouri, farmers only had half of their soybeans planted by June 20th, the USDA’s official end of the planting season for the area.
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Davis Says Trade With Cuba Could Help Overthrow Castro Regime
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) says he supports normalizing diplomatic relations with Cuba as a step towards expanded trade with the country, which he believes would help hasten the overthrow of the Castro regime.
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Actor Van Dyke’s Childhood Home On Condemned List
The star of films like "Mary Poppins" and TV's "The Dick Van Dyke Show" took to Twitter last week, calling attention to the Danville home he and his brother lived in during high school.
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Budget Stalemate Extends To U of I Energy Research
The Smart Energy Design Assistance Center is one of a few areas funded differently on the U of I campus - with money passing through a state agency. It shut its doors Tuesday, laying off 50 people.
