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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.
For the second time this week, a credit rating agency has downgraded Illinois' bond rating over the state budget stalemate. Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan said the news means Governor Bruce Rauner should 'put aside his agenda that Democrats and Republicans alike oppose.'
On the state's 113th day without a budget, Illinois Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner Thursday sloughed off critical comments made by his a pair of his predecessors, former GOP governors Jim Edgar and James Thompson.
The update of a plan first issued in 2010 outlines new short-term objectives aimed at reaching the goal of a carbon neutral campus by 2050 --- and officials are considering a proposal to move that goal up by 15 years.
The University of Illinois wants a judge to toss out a lawsuit filed by seven former members of the women's basketball team who allege they were the victims of racial discrimination. The U of I argues that the sovereign immunity that prevents the state from being sued in federal court also covers the state university.
