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After the state eliminated a grant that supports psychiatric care, providers worry patients may be cut off from medication and other treatment.

A group pushing for redistricting reform in the state of Illinois is trying for a second time to get an intiative on the ballot.  Brian Moline talked with Cindi Canary, the Executive Director of Independent Maps.

Mayor Laurel Prussing says the two-week deferral called for by two opponents of the measure will give her more time to negotiate a longer payment schedule to cover a sharp increase in Urbana's fee for the 911 dispatch service provided by METCAD.

Legislators appears no closer to a budget deal as they return to Springfield Tuesday.  Last week, former Republican Gov. Jim Edgar, who supported Gov. Bruce Rauner during his campaign, said the governor shouldn't "hold the budget hostage'' waiting for business reforms.

Illinois needs more college-educated workers and can't meet that goal with traditional students. Here's what some schools are doing to attract adult learners.