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99th General Assembly Sworn In
A new session of the Illinois General Assembly is officially underway. A new class of state legislators was sworn into the Illinois House and Senate Wednesday in Springfield.
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Human Services Advocates Address Rauner Spending Freeze
The Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Services, which represents a number of human services agencies around the state, expects the 'non-essential' areas to include consulting contracts.
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New Danville Superintendent On Dress Code, Getting Feet Wet
Danville District 118's new superintendent, Alicia Geddis, doesn't start until July 1, but says she's already familiar with some policies there, and will learn from retiring Superintendent Mark Denman.
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Quinn Grants Last Minute Clemency For Danville Inmate Anthony Dansberry
Dansberry's lawyers with the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northwestern University say his case was deeply flawed.
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Urbana Mayor Wants Healthcare Costs Studied
Healthcare costs in East Central Illinois are 35 percent higher than they are in Chicago, according to a new study. While those costs may be fixed for now, Urbana's mayor wants to do something about it.
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Rauner’s Spending Freeze Raises Questions
Gov. Bruce Rauner's executive order freezing "non-essential" state spending is raising questions about exactly what spending it covers at state universities.
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Kennedy Thinks McMillan Will Be New U of I Trustees Chairman
University Trustees will vote a new chairman to replace the outgoing Chris Kennedy at their meeting Thursday in Chicago.
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Capitol Insiders Provide Insight for Governor Bruce Rauner
Gover Bruce Rauner faces a lot of challenges. Some capitol insiders provide insight on how he can succeed.
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Unit 4 Board Approves New Bond Issue
Champaign Unit 4 school board members Monday unanimously approved a new $144-million bond issue for the April ballot, which keeps the same plan for a new Central High School, but includes a new Dr. Howard Elementary.
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Scott Bennett Sworn In To Replace Mike Frerichs In General Assembly
Hours after Mike Frerichs resigned his seat in the legislature, area democrats appointed his replacement Monday morning. Frerichs is now Illinois' state treasurer. And a couple hours before that, his senate seat was given to Scott Bennett, a Democrat from Champaign.