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Feb. 17 --- that's when the governor's to give his next budget speech. It could be that Rauner makes history; presenting a budget proposal for the next fiscal year, even as there isn't a current one in place.
Awais Vaid with Champaign-Urbana's Public Health District says staff is currently dealing with eight cases of mumps. The outbreak saw as many as 175 since late August, mostly among U of I students. But Vaid believes the outbreak could be over after the end of the fall semester.
Christmas lights are up at the Illinois capitol, despite a brief period where it had appeared the state budget impasse would keep the dome dark. That interlude led to another outcome, appropriate during the season for giving.
Some areas in northern Illinois and Iowa have been hit with a foot of snow.
A labor union of home health care workers has filed legal action to force the government to pay health insurance costs. SEIU Healthcare Illinois filed the temporary restraining order against the governor and comptroller. The state owes $11.8 million since July.
The labor movement have succeeded in making its voice heard, but that's all: The non-binding measure passed 15 to 1.
A Parkland spokesperson says the threat came in about at 10:20 a.m. Thursday. The community college quickly cancelled classes and evacuated. "We are taking this seriously enough to err on the side of caution," said Parkland's Patty Lehn. UPDATE - The school has announced it's reopening campus at 6 a.m. Friday after law enforcement completed their search.
The opening ceremony came one week after the nearly 21 acre facility began supplying roughtly 2% of electricity used by the University of Illinois Urbana campus.
University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen spent nearly two hours gathering input in the second of three town hall meetings for a university-wide strategic plan, hearing comments on areas ranging from race to college affordability. He calls it a 'pivotal' time for the school, calling for a 'resolutely student-centered approach' in areas like research and civil engagement.
Organizers say they aren’t making demands of the school. Rather, they wanted black students to come together and realize their own strength on the U of I campus.
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