Illinois
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University of Illinois administrators hike tuitionJan 16, 2020 12:00 am - University of Illinois administrators on Thursday approved a hike in tuition costs for in-state freshmen for the first time in six years. Freshmen entering the universit...
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Regional authority proposed for Quad Cities area
Jan 15, 2020 6:00 am - DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) - Some business and government leaders in the Quad Cities area of eastern Iowa and western Illinois want to form a regional authority that would gai...
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Another soggy planting season likely in store for farmersJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's climatologist is predicting Illinois farmers are likely to endure more burdensomely wet weather while they try to plant cash crops this spring ...
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Reform advocates push for tighter lobbying controlsJan 15, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Government reform advocates in Illinois are urging state lawmakers to impose stricter rules on lobbying activity at the Statehouse, including a ban on lawm...
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Ex-priest gets 9-year prison sentence for child pornography
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Comptroller to lawmakers: No more pay for time not workedJan 14, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' chief fiscal officer announced a plan this week to remedy the "ridiculous" law that allows legislators to be paid for days they did not hold offi...
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Illinois lawmaker seeking Capitol parking for pregnant women
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Prepare to share the road with mega-beamsJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - Drivers on some local tollways and expressways should prepare to share the road with some concrete behemoths in the coming weeks. Starting Tuesday, more than 230 concret...
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Illinois abortion foes ask U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. WadeJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - An Illinois anti-abortion advocacy group argues the U.S. Supreme Court's decision legalizing the procedure is outdated and "out of step with modern science...
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State ag director resigns at request of Pritzker in wake of email scandalJan 13, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state's agriculture director resigned last weekend at the request of Gov. J.B. Pritzker for failing to disclose contents of a 2012 email that pointed t...