Gov. Rauner, Democratic Leaders Negotiating November Meeting On Budget
A long-awaited meeting between Governor Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders to discuss Illinois' budget impasse could materialize next month.
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Formation Of Racial Justice Task Force Up To County Board Chair
Champaign County Board Chair Pattsi Petrie says she hopes to find 21 people to serve on a new Racial Justice Task Force, to study racial disparities in the county's jail population and justice system.
University Presidents Meet Privately With Gov. Rauner
Presidents of Illinois' nine public universities say going four months without money is putting their institutions "at the brink of serious operational damage." On Thursday, some of them pleaded their case in private meetings with Governor Bruce Rauner.
Tom Gjelten: U.S. Moving Toward ‘Nation of Nations’
NPR’s Tom Gjelten talked with Illinois Public Media’s Amanda Honigfort about how his new book, Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story, chronicles not only how we’ve reached that point, but also tells the stories of some of those immigrants.
Bohrs Win! Softball Team Snaps Three-Year Winless Streak
In August, we told you the story of The Wild Bohrs, a softball team made up of University of Illinois physics students and faculty. They had never won a game in three years of competition. That changed two weeks ago.