Articles filed under Illinois
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Clean jobs bill proposes bump in renewable energy purchaseFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Lawmakers want to increase the share of clean energy purchased in Illinois with a bill they say will bring jobs to the state. The clean jobs bil...
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Quincy day care operator cited by state in child's deathFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - QUINCY, Ill. (AP) - The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services has cited a Quincy daycare provider in connection to the July death of a 2-year-old child. Th...
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Carbondale man gets 25 years in shooting on school's campusFeb 18, 2015 10:00 pm - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A 19-year-old Carbondale man will spend 25 years in prison for a shooting that seriously injured one person outside a high school. Omari Tinsley ...
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10-year freeze on teacher salaries to fix state budget?Feb 18, 2015 4:30 am - If the Illinois Supreme Court strikes down a law trying to cut teachers' and state workers' pension benefits, those employees won't necessarily be able to breathe a sigh...
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Rauner: Cut suburbs' income tax revenue in halfFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner Wednesday proposed suburbs and downstate communities give up about half the money towns receive each year from state income taxes. The proposal immedia...
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Seven reasons Rauner's budget matters in the suburbsFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget proposal faces a bumpy road ahead as it's weighed by Democrats who control the Illinois General Assembly. Still, suburban residents...
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Suburban service agencies brace for effects of Rauner cutsFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - Suburban organizations that help care for people with disabilities and try to aid others struggling with addiction are bracing for cuts Gov. Bruce Rauner proposed Wednes...
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Suburban leaders react (unhappily) to proposed cutsFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - 'Doesn't bode well' "We balanced our budget for years. We took some hard cuts. How do we cut this amount from our budget?" asks Libertyville Mayor Terry Weppler, ta...
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Where Rauner is calling for billions in budget cutsFeb 18, 2015 12:00 am - Associated Press SPRINGFIELD - Illinois' new Republican governor called Wednesday for deep spending cuts to Medicaid, pensions and other programs to fix the state's budg...
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Gov Rauner says his budget is a path to help Illinois after years of 'financial recklessness'Feb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov Rauner says his budget is a path to help Illinois after years of 'financial recklessness' ...