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A $454 million bill to increase funding for financially struggling Illinois colleges and universities has cleared the state Senate. Lawmakers approved the…
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Thanks to a law signed last week, Illinois' public universities and community colleges are finally getting state money for the first time since last…
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It’s official: Governor Bruce Rauner today signed legislation that provides a bit of relief to state colleges and universities desperate for funds.…
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As one statehouse reporter put it, the main headline from this week is "Something finally happens in Springfield." Democrats and Republicans came together…
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Illinois lawmakers have approved a $600 million short-term funding infusion for higher education institutions that have been struggling financially due to…
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The state will soon enter its 10th month without a budget, but spending continues and bills keep piling up. Past Due host Jamey Dunn sat down with Rachel…
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With the election arriving next Tuesday, a handful of candidates and their "dark money" supporters were spending millions of dollars on just a handful of…
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It’s been 247 days since the state of Illinois had a budget. In that time, the nation of Iran struck a deal with America to limit its nuclear program and…
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The latest effort to fund Illinois' financially-starving universities and colleges may be dead on arrival. Republicans are giving early indications…
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The vitriol and finger-pointing over the gridlock in state government has amplified. University leaders are trying to keep their distance, even as they…