Rauner Administration Fires Illinois Lottery Manager
The governor is ending the contract of Northstar Lottery Group. Rauner's adminstration says a new private manager will take over day-to-day operation of the lottery by January 2017.
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U of I Faculty Use Of Work Email For Politics Violated Law: Ethics Panel
The state Executive Commission ruled that the three faculty members violated state law governing ethics for state employees, when they used their campus email accounts to discuss the 2014 congressional campaign of George Gollin.
WILL Web Wizard, Producer Looks Back At Changes In Public Media
Jack Brighton has been a key to WILL’s behind-the-scenes operations for twenty-eight years, first as "Focus" producer and later moving into the digital sphere. But his last full day in the office was last week. Brighton joined Here & Now host Jason Croft to look back at the changes over those years.
Who Deserves State Help Paying For Childcare? A Debate Goes Viral
Rauner's moving forward with rule changes that drastically reduce -- by 90 percent -- who's eligible, by lowering the income threshold. A new parent trying to get child care assistance will find she makes too much money, if she's working 40 hours a week at a minimum wage job.