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The Republican told WLS Radio in Chicago Friday that the Senate should he Senate should "man up and cast a vote.'' President Obama nominated U.S. appeals court Judge Merrick Garland on Wednesday. Kirk is the first GOP Senator to break with party leaders, who say there won't be a hearing for him.
The CEO of Ebert Companies - Chaz Ebert - gave us a preview of what films will be featured at EbertFest next month and spoke with us about the role of politics and diversity in Hollywood. We also learned about an effort to get rural schoolgirls more excited about math and science, via MakerGirl’s 3D-printing workshops.
The junior guard is the third Illinois men's basketball player to be arrested in the last two months. He pleaded not guilty Friday in Champaign County Circuit Court.
U of I President Timothy Killeen and Interim Urbana Chancellor Barbara Wilson told an appropriations committee that some high-profile faculty are looking to leave the university due to the budget stalemate. "I really fear for the brain drain right now," Wilson said. Meanwhile, Killeen says the U of I won't be able to cover the full cost of students' MAP grants should the impasse continue this fall.
