Danville Area Comm. College Pres. Talks Getting By Without State Funding
DACC President Alice Marie Jacobs says that program reductions and a tuition hike are helping them get through the summer and fall semesters without state funding.
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Union Wants State’s High Court To Reconsider Decision On Raises
AFSCME, the union representing nearly 40,000 state employees, is planning to ask the Illinois Supreme Court to take another swing at an opinion justices issued last Thursday. Justices said unless lawmakers appropriate the money, the state doesn't have to pay out raises guaranteed in their contracts.
The 21st: People Leaving Illinois, And The American Dream
New census data shows more people are fleeing Illinois than any other state in the country. What does that mean for our future?
Also, is the American Dream alive and well today?
High Court Rejects Blagojevich Appeal In Corruption Case
The U-S Supreme Court has rejected former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's appeal of his corruption convictions that included his attempt to sell the vacant Senate seat once occupied by President Barack Obama.
David Gill Runs For Congress, This Time As An Independent
Gill, an emergency room physician from Bloomington, ran four times for the U-S House as a Democrat, but now plans to collect petition signatures to run as an independent in the 13th District.