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Illinois Issues: State Hopes To Lure Adults Back To College
Illinois needs more college-educated workers and can't meet that goal with traditional students. Here's what some schools are doing to attract adult learners.
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Director Of The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library And Museum Resigns
The director of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has resigned following years of disagreements with the head of the Illinois agency that oversees the museum.
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Are Some Fantasy Sports Websites Actually Illegal In Illinois?
The Illinois Gaming Board plans to seek a legal opinion on whether daily fantasy sports websites like those ordered shut down in Nevada violate Illinois state law.
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One Suit Against Clinton Landfill All But Settled, While Local Group Files New Lawsuit
The Mahomet Valley Water Authority is the final government body in a 14-member coalition to endorse a consent decree, settling their suit against with the Clinton Landfill. But a new lawsuit has been filed against the landfill by W.A.T.C.H. Clinton Landfill.
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Mandarin Play-by-Play At U of I Boosting Fan Base
U of I students David He and Bruce Lu are broadcasting all Fighting Illini home football games this season in Mandarin Chinese. Reporting for NPR, Rob McColley looks at how it's drawing interest.
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Rauner Releases 2014 Tax Returns, Showing $58.3M In Income
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner has released parts of his 2014 state and federal tax returns that show he and his wife, Diana, made $58.3 million last year.
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Rauner Wants Budget In 60-90 Days, Sees Chicago Fiscal Mess As Leverage Point
Financial trouble in Illinois' biggest city has many worried about Chicago's potential ripple effects on the state with money problems of its own. Gov. Bruce Rauner sees an opportunity in Chicago's fiscal mess.
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Bradley University Names Next Leader
Bradley University's next president is an Indianapolis law professor and 1970 graduate of the private university. Bradley said Friday that Gary R. Roberts will take over in January. He will be the Peoria school's 11th president.
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‘That’s What She Said’ Returns To Virginia Theatre
"That’s What She Said," a night of women exchanging stories, returns to The Virginia Theatre Saturday night. Show co-founder Kerry Rossow stopped by our studios to talk with Illinois Public Media’s Brian Moline about this year’s event, and how it all got started three years ago.
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Aim For NSF-Funded Facility At U of I - More Power In Less Space
A new engineering research center was officially launched at the University of Illinois Thursday, with the goal of cramming more power into smaller spaces. The Center for Power Optimization of Electro-Thermal Systems - POETS for short - will take on the challenges of improving mobile electronics and vehicle design.
These programs are partially sponsored by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
