Articles filed under Illinois
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UCLA says more than 100 may have encountered 'superbug'Feb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - A potentially deadly "superbug" resistant to antibiotics infected seven patients, including two who died, and nearly 200 others were exposed at a Sout...
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Rauner calls for $1.5 billion cut to MedicaidFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner wants to cut spending on Medicaid by $1.5 billion next year. Rauner released his budget proposal Wednesday. His budget office ...
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University of Illinois at Springfield faculty form unionFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - University of Illinois at Springfield faculty members have formed a union. The Illinois Federation of Teachers announced Tuesday the Illinois Ed...
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Woman accused of supplying terrorists to remain jailedFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - ST. LOUIS (AP) - A Bosnian immigrant accused of funneling money and military supplies to terror groups in Iraq and Syria will remain in federal custody, after her lawyer...
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Federal lunch program helps downstate Illinois schoolsFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - Southern Illinois school districts are taking advantage of a federal school meals program that allows all students in qualifying schools to eat f...
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U of Illinois renames biology institute for professorFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The University of Illinois' Institute for Genomic Biology has been renamed in honor of a late microbiology professor who discovered of a major b...
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Madigan says budget requires blend of new revenue, spendingFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The longtime leader of the Illinois House says the state's budget has to be balanced with spending cuts and new streams of revenue. Democratic H...
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Rauner says Illinois needs responsible spending pathFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner says his budget is a responsible path after years of "financial recklessness." The Republican delivered his first budget addre...
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Gov. Rauner proposes new Illinois pension overhaulFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. Bruce Rauner is proposing a new overhaul to Illinois' underfunded pension system that he says could save more than $2 billion. The Republic...
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Rockford woman charged after ramming squad car twiceFeb 17, 2015 10:00 pm - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A Rockford Police Department squad car had to be towed away after a woman rammed it twice with her car. Police charged 21-year-old Julia Jensen of ...