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  • The unions and the UIS have been negotiations for about a year, but the unions say they have yet to reach consensus
  • Margaret Croke has won the Democratic primary in Illinois for Comptroller
  • A proposal advancing at the statehouse would require local governments to create a version of the state's pension buyout program
  • Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is voicing support for survivors who came forward with allegations of sexual abuse against longtime civil rights activist Cesar Chavez
  • Illinois has hit a new plateau as a venue for filmmakers
  • Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul is one of eight attorneys general trying to stop a broadcast merger
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