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State employees can rest assured: Gov. Bruce Rauner does not want to cut their salaries. But a memo sent to state legislators Monday warns of other changes the governor would like to see.
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Governor Bruce Rauner’s office announced Monday it has granted medical marijuana licenses that former Governor Pat Quinn failed to distribute on his way out of office last month.
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The Champaign County Coroner confirmed Monday that the body found over the weekend is that of missing U of I student Vicente Mundo. The coroner and sherrif are treating the case as a homicide.
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Shea Belahi went to teach farmers about sustainable farming, but some lessons she discovered from the trip, she hopes to bring back home to her farm in Urbana.
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has consistently said he's waiting to give details on his plans for Illinois' finances until his budget address, on Feb. 18. But decisions by previous lawmakers may force him to make closely watched decisions sooner.
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New legislation would allow students to skip standardized testing if they show written permission from their parents.
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Illinois guards Aaron Cosby and Rayvonte Rice have been suspended indefinitely for violating team rules, coach John Groce announced in a statement.
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UPDATE: Evacuees were allowed to return to their homes Sunday evening, and I-57 was reopened to traffic late Sunday night, after a morning accident involving a semi-tractor tanker trailer carrying a hazardous chemical closed the highway.
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The Illini improve to 4-5 in Big Ten Conference play. The win comes as two key players - who had suffered injuries - were suspended indefinitely for violating team rules.
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Illinois State Police have issued a snow travel advisory for the Super Bowl weekend. As temperatures drop tonight and rain changes to snow in many areas, they expect wet and icy road conditions. They're reminding drivers to take it slow and watch for emergency vehicles.
