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Pensions - WUIS Special Coverage
Below are the latest stories on the pension issue in Illinois.

State Week: Governor Rauner Presents His Budget

NPR Illinois | 91.9 UIS | By Sean Crawford,
Brian Mackey, Charles N. Wheeler III
Published February 16, 2018 at 5:26 PM CST
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This week, Governor Bruce Rauner delivered his annual Budget Address before the General Assembly and House Speaker Michael Madigan fired a long-time campaign worker due to sexual harassment allegations.

Gatehouse Media's Doug Finke joins the panel.
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The former director of the Public Affairs Reporting (PAR) graduate program is Professor Charles N. Wheeler III, a veteran newsman who came to the University of Illinois at Springfield following a 24-year career at the Chicago Sun-Times.
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