Articles filed under Illinois
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Could transit fare hikes follow budget impasse?Jul 01, 2015 1:00 am - Transit leaders say route cuts or fare hikes could be coming if Illinois sends their agencies less money in the next year. Lawmakers and Gov. Bruce Rauner are deadlocked...
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Lawmakers spar over their own pay while workers' pay in limboJul 01, 2015 1:00 am - Two suburban Republican lawmakers say they won't take a paycheck if state workers miss theirs later this month. But other questions about whose salaries will get paid ar...
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State government shutdown begins; 1-month budget on tableJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois has no means to pay its bills as of Wednesday, but legislative Democrats are pushing a one-month plan that would at least cover medical costs for the poor, send...
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What a state government shutdown would mean to youJun 28, 2015 7:45 am - Illinois government will keep the lights on Wednesday even if it can't immediately pay the electric bill. State police will stay on the roads. State parks will stay op...
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Durbin leads charge to close G.I. Bill loophole for for-profit collegesJun 28, 2015 7:22 am - WASHINGTON - When it comes to enrolling veterans and their families, there is only upside for for-profit colleges. Men and women who serve in the military receive federa...
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Meet a 10-year-old suburban CEOJun 28, 2015 7:00 am - Brick Loot CEO, 10, knows what subsribers want
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100-year-old Illinois scientist launched trans fat battle decades agoJun 27, 2015 5:12 am - No one was more pleased by the Food and Drug Administration's recent decision to eliminate artificial trans fats from the U.S. food supply than Fred Kummerow, a 100-year...
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Midwest travel: Find 4th fun at Windy City Ribfest, Lake Geneva fireworksJun 27, 2015 5:00 am - Chicago Bad to the bone More than 40,000 rib fans are expected to nibble bones at this year's Windy City Ribfest. The goods are prepared by barbecue profession...
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Illinois watches water rise, braces for more rainJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - MEREDOSIA, Ill. - Clear weather Saturday gave Illinois a chance to start drying out, but the effects of a week of consistent rain were still being felt and more rain cou...
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Chicago archbishop has first meeting with Pope FrancisJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - CHICAGO - Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich has met with Pope Francis. The Archdiocese of Chicago says the two met Friday at the Vatican's guesthouse and the pope's reside...