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Illinois' credit rating may be cut further as unpaid bills projected to reach $14 billion

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 9, 2016

Moody's Investors Service warned Illinois this week that its lack of a budget may lead to more credit downgrades.

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Rauner urges Illinois voters to demand redistricting reform, term limits

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 9, 2016

Illinois voters, regardless of party affiliation, need to have a stern conversation with their state legislators to revive redistricting after the Illinois Supreme Court decision last week that took free maps off the November ballot, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a recent interview.

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Analysis: Malcolm X College spent $662K per graduate, had 3 percent grad rate in 2014-15

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 30, 2016

Malcolm X Community College, 1900 W. Jackson Boulevard on Chicago’s Near West Side, spent $55.3 million during the 2014-15 school year, graduating 83 students in a graduating class of 2,775, a graduation rate of 3 percent.

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GOP says Madigan to blame for keeping Independent Map Amendment off November ballot

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 26, 2016

The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the Independent Map Amendment should be kept off the November ballot.

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Rauner: Mapping ballot measure may suffer term limits' fate in high court

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 22, 2016

No one knows which way the state's Supreme Court will rule on the pending Independent Map Amendment ballot measure, but the litigation could face the same fate as previous rulings about term limits, Gov. Bruce Rauner recently told reporters.

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Second week of Olympics adds to Illinois medal count

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 22, 2016

It was another successful week for athletes from Illinois at the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio, as our participants hit the medal stand in six different events.

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No Democrats yet to pledge to NoMoreMadigan

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 19, 2016

Mike Strick, Republican candidate for District 84 in the Illinois House of Representatives, recently asserted that his NoMoreMadigan pledge has been garnering some positive responses among voters and candidates these past few weeks.

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Chicago State earns an 'F' for its 11 percent graduation rate at $2.5 million spent per grad

By LocalLabs News Service | Aug 11, 2016

In graduating just 11 percent of its 3,462 undergraduate students, Chicago State University is now spending more than $2.5 million per year, per graduate.

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Activist group calls for Mautino to resign after he takes the Fifth in probe

By LocalLabs News Service | Jun 13, 2016

SPRINGFIELD -- The Edgar County Watchdogs is calling for Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino to resign after he pled the Fifth to avoid incriminating himself in an investigation by the Illinois State Board of Elections last week.

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Alcott Elementary School discusses teacher reports

By LocalLabs News Service | Jun 6, 2016

Alcott Elementary School discusses teacher reports

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Agassiz Elementary School discusses state budget, contract negotiations

By LocalLabs News Service | Jun 6, 2016

The Local School Council of Agassiz Elementary School met Wednesday.

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Report: Mautino facing federal investigation over questionable campaign spending

By LocalLabs News Service | Jun 3, 2016

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois Auditor General Frank Mautino is facing a federal investigation related to campaign finances, according to a statement his spokesman released to several news outlets today.