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Carle will file its appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court by the February 9th deadline. Earlier this month, a state appellate court ruled Illinois' law governing when hospitals are property tax exempt for charity care is unconstitutional. A Carle spokesperson says it's about "protecting the community's health care resources."
Democratic legislators have approved $721 million for tuition grants and community colleges. But Republicans call it an empty promise because Illinois still doesn't have a budget. Gov. Bruce Rauner has already indicated he'll veto the measure.
Gov. Bruce Rauner gave his second state of the state address Wednesday; he got a largely tepid response.
Free and charitable clinics continue to play a vital role in Champaign County, where more than 12,500 people are without health insurance. Avicenna is one of four free clinics in Champaign-Urbana. By coupling traditional medicine with lifestyle management, their health care team aims to do more than just treat illnesses as they arise.
With the state entering its seventh month without a budget, all eyes were on Springfield Wednesday for Gov. Bruce Rauner's State of the State address.
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Protestors gathered along East Main Street to condemn Rep. Miller for her lack of engagement with voters in the state’s largest congressional district.
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Residents are surveying damage from unusually vicious weather in multiple U.S. states where violent twisters, blinding dust storms and fast-moving wildfires decimated entire neighborhoods.
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Miller was uncontested in her 2024 race, with more than 308,000 people voting for her in November 2024.
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In this segment of Dialogue, Illinois Public Media’s David Pierce sits down with Terence Blanchard to discuss “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” the opera composed by Blanchard. As the first Black composer to take New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Blanchard brought the music to central Illinois. __ GUESTS: Terence Blanchard American Jazz trumpeter and composer
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A dangerous line of thunderstorms is forecast to move through central Illinois between 8 pm and 1 am tonight. Potential hazards include 75+ mph straight-line winds, EF-2+ tornadoes, and 2″+ diameter hail.
