Democrats Advance Their Budget, Vote Down Rauner Budget
Illinois Democrats advanced more of their budget Wednesday, despite the $3 billion deficit it would create.
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Illinois House Passes Measure To Battle Heroin Abuse
The Illinois House has approved a measure that proponents say would help combat an epidemic of heroin and prescription painkiller drug abuse.
Senate Panel Rejects Rauner Worker’s Comp Proposal
The Illinois Senate began taking up parts of Governor Bruce Rauner’s pro-business agenda Wednesday. Democrats voted along party lines to defeat a workers compensation proposal.
House Passes Portions of Budget
The Democrats' budget includes funding many programs the governor planned to cut, even though Illinois is short about $3 billion to pay for all of that spending.
Champaign News Anchor Dave Benton Passes Away
Benton, who has been with WCIA-TV in Champaign since 2005, had battled brain cancer for about 18 months. He only made the decision to step down from the anchor desk last month, saying the tumor affected his ability to deliver the news. Benton was 52.