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Arcola native Johnny Gruelle patented his Raggedy Ann doll in 1915, and a group of Raggedy Ann collectors are leading the celebration in Arcola this weekend.

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Illinois lawmakers have a couple of weeks left to reach a resolution on the state budget. If they don't get it done by the end of June, the comptroller has warned that she'll no longer have authority to pay the state's bills.  The programs and facilities that are on heigtened alert to potentially suspend operations include the Illinois State Museum.

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Doctor Jeffrey Mjaanes directs the Chicago Sports Concussion Clinic at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He told Illinois Public Media's Scott Cameron that despite all the research, there's still a lot we don't know about concussions.

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The University of Illinois will be able to continue operating, even in the case of a possible state government shutdown

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To be retained, nine of the 14 judges in the six-county circuit would have had to vote for Klaus.  

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The 2015 Illinois baseball team (50-10-1) set more records during its season than any other in program history. But even after its season concluded Monday against Vanderbilt at the NCAA Champaign Super Regional, the achievements kept rolling in.

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July 1 begins Illinois' new fiscal year -- a new year that needs a new budget to dictate how the state's money should be spent. But with just 20 days left to go before that deadline, Illinois has no spending plan for next year...and state officials are warning of dire consequences.

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At a stop Wednesday in Decatur, Gov. Bruce Rauner indicated he'd let the state go without a budget if Democratic leaders don't bend to his wishes ... and he’ll blame it on the Democrats too

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Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger says she will have to stop nearly all state payments if a budget impasse remains unresolved by the end of this month. A new fiscal year begins July 1.

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Both measures failed; only one Republican voted for each of the property tax measures while dozens of Democrats did. Republicans say it was a fake attempt, but Democrats say the plans mirror Rauner's proposal.