Court: Illinois Employees Should Be Paid During Budget Standoff
An Illinois appellate court has upheld a county judge's decision that state employees should get full pay even during the state's budget crisis.
Illinois Public Media News
In-depth reporting from WILL, NPR, the Associated Press, and other sources
Contact WILL News at willnewsroom@illinois.edu
WILL Newscast
UPDATE: Mitsubishi Closing Normal Plant, Will Attempt To Sell Facility
Mitsubishi Motors officials say the company will stop making vehicles at its central Illinois factory. Annual production there has fallen to 64,000 vehicles from more than 200,000 in 2002.
A Small Town Hopes To Recapture Its History With New Museum
In the town of Bismarck, the Newell Township Historical Society hopes to join other towns in central Illinois in opening a history museum to keep their past alive.
U of I’s CFO: Lack of State Budget Hurts Research, Plans For Salaries
University of Illinois Chief Financial Officer Walter Knorr said the state budget stalemate has brought grant-funded research to a halt, and making it hard to plan a salary program for the fiscal year.
Cunningham Celebrates 120 Years
The Cunningham Children’s home will celebrate its 120th anniversary this weekend. There will be events for alumni and staff as well as the public to celebrate the event.