Judge Orders Comptroller To Pay State Workers Amid Impasse
State employees should be paid in full while a budget impasse plays out at the Capitol, a downstate judge ruled Thursday.
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University Of Illinois Makes Progress In New Medical School
The University of Illinois took another step closer to launching a new engineering-based medical school on the Urbana campus.
House Passes 30-Day Budget, Returns To Senate
House Democrats Thursday approved a 30-day budget, sending it back to the Senate. But Governor Bruce Rauner has been on record saying he won't sign a temporary budget, calling this one "unbalanced."
New Background Check Policy Coming to University of Illinois
The University of Illinois plans to launch its new background check policy in October. That's despite previous concerns from some faculty that the policy is too broad.
Illinois Court Upholds Ruling In Fatal Grain Bin Accident
An appellate court upheld the $16 million judgment awarded to two families after the 2010 accident in northwest Illinois that claimed two lives. A third co-worker survived.