Rauner Jobs Plan Has Minimum Wage Hike, Workers Comp Reform
Gov. Rauner's plans include raising the state's $8.25 minimum wage to $10 an hour over the next seven years, and increased funding for K-12 education.
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Strong Shooting Sends The Iliini Past Rutgers 66-54
Kendrick Nunn scored 21 points and Illinois shot 48 percent from the field.
Department Of Energy Suspends FutureGen
A Department of Energy spokesman says it has concluded the project couldn't meet a September deadline to use its $1 billion in federal stimulus funding.
Forget Pensions And Salaries: Medicaid Biggest Piece Of Rauner’s Budget Pie
Illinois governor Bruce Rauner has been criticizing state workers' high salaries and benefits ahead of his State of the State address Wednesday. But the biggest payout the state makes has nothing to do with labor contracts.
Governor Bruce Rauner Prepares For First State Of The State Address
Jim Meadows talks with Brian Mackey, Statehouse reporter for Illinois Public Radio and Illinois Issues magazine for a preview of Governor Rauner's State of the State address.