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Budget Cuts Or More Taxes? Groups Don’t Agree On Solution For Illinois’ Financial Woes
As Illinois faces major budget problems, everyone has a different answer for which services to cut and which taxes to raise.
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House Democrats Reject Rauner’s Proposed Human Service Cuts
Governor Bruce Rauner's proposal to cut the state budget took a spectacular fall Wednesday in the Illinois House, as all Democrats cast 'no' votes, and all Republicans voted 'present.'
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Eight Hours, And Workers’ Comp Is Still Unresolved
The full Illinois House spent much of Tuesday in a rare, full committee meeting focused on workers' compensation. But the chamber didn't vote on further changes to a system that's been in place since 2011.
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New Champaign Mayor Sworn In
Former city council member Deb Frank Feinen was sworn in Tuesday tonight as Champaign's new mayor, along with other newly elected city officials, including new city councilman Matt Gladney.
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Proposed Champaign Budget Doesn’t Account For Possible State Cuts
The Champaign City Council gets its first look at the suggested 2015-16 budget plan Tuesday night. City staff have been asked to consider potential reductions coming from Gov. Bruce Rauner's proposed cuts in state-shared revenues, but there are no specific cuts in this plan.
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New Champaign Farmers Market Tries A Few Things Differently
The Champaign Farmers Market will run every Tuesday evening through October 27th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in downtown Champaign. They think the location, time and doubling SNAP benifits and more will help them be successful.
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Illinois Medical Marijuana Approved For PTSD, Osteoarthritis, But Not Diabetes
An Illinois advisory board has voted to recommend that post-traumatic stress disorder and osteoarthritis be added to the list of qualifying conditions in the state's medical marijuana program.
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Illini Baseball Team Win Streak At 21 After Weekend Sweep
The Illini baseball team has completed a weekend sweep of the Ohio State Buckeyes, and now have 21 straight victories with Sunday's 6-2 win at Columbus.
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Mark Morris Dance Group Reaches Out To C-U With Message Of Dance
Mark Morris says the outreach work his company does stems from his belief that dance and other physical movement is a basic facet of human artistic expression, part of “everything that makes a people more civilized and empathetic”.
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University Of Illinois Announces Graduate Cancer Program
Cancer Community @ Illinois in partnership with Carle Cancer Center will launch the Cancer Scholars for Translational and Applied Research (C*STAR) graduate educational program in the fall. The C*STAR program will give funding for six existing University of Illinois graduate students to work on a specific cancer research project for up to three years alongside a faculty member from the Cancer Community @ Illinois and a clinician mentor from Carle.