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Governor Rauner Wants Special Budgeting Powers To Fix Budget Holes
Rauner wants to borrow money from special funds within state government -- revenues funded by specific fees.
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Republican Governor Bruce Rauner Signs On Top Aide For 30 Thousand Dollars A Month
Funding for everything from state-subsidized daycare to court reporters' salaries is running out in Illinois.
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Illinois Holds On To Beat Michigan St. 59-54
The Illini improve to 6-5 in Big Ten Conference play, and have won three straight. Illinois was 12 of 16 from the free throw line, and shot 41 percent from the field.
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Rauner’s Campaign Promises Could Come True By Way Of School Funding Overhaul, But Gov. Won’t Commit
Two promises Governor Bruce Rauner made on the campaign trail could be kept through a plan that's been working its way through the General Assembly for over a year. The governor pledged to lower property taxes in Illinois and get more state money to schools, especially lower income districts
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Audit: Illinois Keeps Making Health Care Payments For Dead
Illinois' Auditor General found nearly 6,000 people were still marked as eligible for medical services despite being listed as deceased elsewhere in state or federal records.
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Rauner: “We Can Pass Eight Bills” To Change State Government
Governor Bruce Rauner came to Decatur Friday to promote what he calls a "comprehensive" plan to improve Illinois' business climate.
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Looking Ahead After Governor Bruce Rauner’s State Of The State Address
The proposals in Governor Bruce Rauner’s State of the State address Wednesday ranged from right to work zones to more education funding.
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USDA Targets Salmonella In Chicken Wings And Other Poultry Parts
Chicken wings and ground turkey may become safer if the U.S. Department of Agriculture passes new standards to limit the presence of salmonella. According to government reports, poultry products cause more food-borne illness deaths than any other commodity.
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Lawmakers Criticize College Of DuPage President’s Buyout
College of DuPage trustees took a vote to approve a $763,000 severance deal for President Robert Breuder.
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Department of Energy Faces Push Back After Cancelling FutureGen
The Illinois coal industry is not happy with the federal government’s decision to stop funding a clean-coal project in Illinois.