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Hill Delivers Nail-Biting 60-58 Illini Win Over Penn State
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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State Police Issue Snow Travel Advisory
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.
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Democratic Leader Pushes Back On Rauner Ideas
The top Democrat in Illinois’ state senate is preparing for a divide between his chamber and the new Republican governor.
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Opponents Of Unit 4 Referendum Want To “Keep Central Central”
A new group says they oppose any school referendum that would build a new Champaign Central High School on the north edge of the city.
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Rauner: “Education Bureaucracy” Standing In Way Of Education
Illinois has more than 850 school districts and over 13,000 school administrators in its K-12 system. Gov. Bruce Rauner says those numbers are bloat to the system and is calling for a paring down of what he calls "education bureaucracy."
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Woodstock Theater Dedicates Auditorium To Harold Ramis
Late Harold Ramis to be honored during Woodstock's Groundhog Days.
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Gov. Rauner Calls For Halt On Political Contributions From Labor Unions
Gov. Bruce Rauner lit a fire under labor unions in Illinois earlier this week when he suggested local governments — like counties or cities — should be able to implement their own right-to-work laws. On Thursday Rauner went one step further, saying government unions should be banned from contributing to political campaigns.
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Prof. Salaita Sues U of I Leaders, Board Of Trustees
The professor whose job offer was rescinded over comments made on Twitter seeks to be re-instated to the position, along with unspecified monetary damages.
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Center for Public Integrity Names the “Sugar Daddies of State Politics”
The millions of dollars Republican Governor Bruce Rauner poured into his campaign landed him near the top of a national list of last year's biggest campaign contributors.
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Meet the U of I Musicologists Whose Advice Helped Shape “33 Variations”
Moises Kaufman's play about Beethoven, a modern-day musicologist and a shared obsession is came to the stage with scholarly advice from two University of Illinois musicologists, William Kinderman and Katherine Syer.