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Mayor Laurel Prussing says the two-week deferral called for by two opponents of the measure will give her more time to negotiate a longer payment schedule to cover a sharp increase in Urbana's fee for the 911 dispatch service provided by METCAD.

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Legislators appears no closer to a budget deal as they return to Springfield Tuesday.  Last week, former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar, who supported Gov. Bruce Rauner during his campaign, said the governor shouldn't "hold the budget hostage'' waiting for business reforms.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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'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.