Illinois Senate Approves Raising Minimum Wage To $11 By 2019
A day after Governor Bruce Rauner proposed a 7-year time frame to bring Illinois' minimum wage to $10 an hour, the Illinois Senate approved a plan that would make that happen by 2017.
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Pastor Remembered For Decades Of Newspaper Columns
Rev. Malcolm Nygren of First Presbyterian Church in Champaign, who died last week, was a columnist for the News-Gazette for nearly 60 years.
50 Great Teachers: A Few Of Our Favorite Teachers
NPR's Education team wants to know about your favorite teacher and how that person made a difference in your life. To get the conversation started, their own reporters and editors have shared stories of the teachers who most affected them.
Rauner Calls For An Increase In State Contribution To Education
"Simply spending more doesn't drive those resources to the neediest districts in the state. That requires a change in the state aid formula," said Senator Andy Manar (D)
Governor Bruce Rauner Delivers Broad Agenda In State Of The State Address
Speech comes as some state agencies and programs already are running out of money this year and with Illinois facing an even greater budget gap next year.