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Squeezed by four months with no state spending plan, University of Illinois trustees approved a resolution urging Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislators to pass a budget for the current fiscal year.
After students sent in personal stories about racial oppressions experienced at the U of I campus, many of those students will share their stories with the public at a vigil Thursday evening.
Though the museum's closed to visitors, the majority of its staff are still on the state payroll, while their union battles Rauner in court.
Nugent died Wednesday morning. For years, he advocated for wheelchair-accessible buses, curb cuts, and other amenities that those with disabilities have now used for many years. His time with the U of I goes back to the late 1940's, when he helped wounded veterans coming back from World War II.
In a statement, the governor indicated he'd still reverse most of his reductions to the program.
