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Coach John Groce says the redshirt junior plans on earning his degree before transferring to another college to pursue a master's degree.
 

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Patrons of the Champaign Public Library will soon have fewer hours to use their services, but library officials say they don’t expect further cuts next year.

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Illinois' new governor and legislative leaders are figuring out how to deal with shortfalls in this year's budget.

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Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner wants to create 'right-to-work zones' in Illinois. Kentucky recently began a similar experiment to allow workers to opt-out of union dues, and could offer some clues as to what to expect in Illinois.

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If you've read the book, To Kill A Mockingbird, you know it's a story that centers largely on issues of race and justice. Those are themes that continue to resonate today. So, when Champaign's Central High School decided to stage a performance of Harper Lee's novel, they added a modern twist. This weekend, students will perform two versions of the play; one with a traditional cast, the other with the races of the major characters reversed.

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University of Illinois students will make up much of the staff at Caterpillar's new Data Innovation Lab, devoted to analyzing data collected by sensors in Cat equipment.

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The high court agreed in December to fast-track the state's appeal of a lower-court ruling in November that the measure is unconstitutional.

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Rauner began his first budget negotiations with a call for deep spending cuts to Medicaid, pensions and other programs to fix the state’s budget mess without raising taxes. In a preview of what's likely to come, Democrats and Republicans sparred over many details and the need for tax hikes to fill the budget hole.

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Gov. Bruce Rauner says his budget is a responsible path after years of "financial recklessness.''  Deep cuts include those to Medicaid and higher education. A University of Illinois official says all three campuses must find ways to save money and that "everything is on the table."