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Pastor Remembered For Decades Of Newspaper Columns
Rev. Malcolm Nygren of First Presbyterian Church in Champaign, who died last week, was a columnist for the News-Gazette for nearly 60 years.
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50 Great Teachers: A Few Of Our Favorite Teachers
NPR's Education team wants to know about your favorite teacher and how that person made a difference in your life. To get the conversation started, their own reporters and editors have shared stories of the teachers who most affected them.
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Rauner Calls For An Increase In State Contribution To Education
"Simply spending more doesn't drive those resources to the neediest districts in the state. That requires a change in the state aid formula," said Senator Andy Manar (D)
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Governor Bruce Rauner Delivers Broad Agenda In State Of The State Address
Speech comes as some state agencies and programs already are running out of money this year and with Illinois facing an even greater budget gap next year.
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Local Legislators Scoff At Rauner’s Minimum Wage Plan
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner wasn't the only new face in the Capitol for Wednesday's State of the State speech. The Champaign-Urbana area has two freshman legislators and they weren't happy with the governor’s plans for the minimum wage.
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Rauner Jobs Plan Has Minimum Wage Hike, Workers Comp Reform
Gov. Rauner's plans include raising the state's $8.25 minimum wage to $10 an hour over the next seven years, and increased funding for K-12 education.
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Strong Shooting Sends The Iliini Past Rutgers 66-54
Kendrick Nunn scored 21 points and Illinois shot 48 percent from the field.
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Department Of Energy Suspends FutureGen
A Department of Energy spokesman says it has concluded the project couldn't meet a September deadline to use its $1 billion in federal stimulus funding.
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Forget Pensions And Salaries: Medicaid Biggest Piece Of Rauner’s Budget Pie
Illinois governor Bruce Rauner has been criticizing state workers' high salaries and benefits ahead of his State of the State address Wednesday. But the biggest payout the state makes has nothing to do with labor contracts.
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Governor Bruce Rauner Prepares For First State Of The State Address
Jim Meadows talks with Brian Mackey, Statehouse reporter for Illinois Public Radio and Illinois Issues magazine for a preview of Governor Rauner's State of the State address.