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Sens. Barickman, Manar Announce School Funding Reform Plans
Republican Senator Jason Barickman and Democratic Senator Andy Manar have vowed to work together on plans for paying for K-12 education.
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Park Board Votes To Hold Public Forum On Dodds Park Proposal
The Champaign Park District Board has moved the location of the Wednesday, Feb. 25th study session to the Leonhard Rec Center.
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Champaign Schools Eye Dodds Park As New Central High School Location
The Champaign School District is pursuing Dodds Park in the northwest part of town as the new location for Central High School.
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Measles Outbreak Sparks Healthy Debate About Vaccines
The recent surge in cases of measles across the United States has focused attention on the choices families make about immunizing their children.
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Open Enrollment Period For Health Care Ends Sunday
Sunday, February 15, is the last day to sign up for health insurance through the exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act.
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Rauner: Illinois Has Money To Fully Fund Schools, Programs
The governor hopes to get approval from Illinois lawmakers to move money from nonessential government services to help close shortfalls for daycare programs and prisons.
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Urbana Campus Med School One Step Closer To Reality
The University of Illinois’s Urbana campus took one step closer to a new medical school on Monday. The campus academic Senate voted to approve Chancellor Phyllis Wise's proposal to create an engineering-focused medical school in partnership with Carle hospital. The vote is the first formal step in the process, and Wise says the plan is gaining momentum.
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Geologist Rob Finley Talks About FutureGen
Finley, with the Illinois State Geological Survey at the University of Illinois, says FutureGen, which recently lost its federal funding, would have been an important demonstration of clean-coal technology.
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Rauner Orders State To Stop Collecting Fair Share Union Fees
Gov. Bruce Rauner stepped up his campaign against government employee unions by eliminating so-called "fair share'' dues paid by workers who don't join a union. The Republican said Monday he has signed an executive order erasing what he says is a "critical cog in the corrupt bargain crushing taxpayers.''
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Illinois To Play Northwestern 3 Times At Soldier Field
The games will be played in late November, along with matchups at the same time in 2017 and 2019.