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Sports News for Saturday January 20, 2018
Panthers Knock Off Golden Knights (Sunrise, FL) -- Aaron Ekblad scored the winning goal 40 seconds into overtime as the Panthers knocked off Golden Knights, 4-3, in Sunrise. Aleksander Barkov finished...
Jan 20, 2018

Funds Available for City of Decatur’s Neighborhood Services Emergency Program
(Decatur, IL) -- Persons interested in the City of Decatur's Emergency Program may begin making appointments by calling 217-424-2797. This program provides grants up to $5,000 for repairs to address "...
Jan 20, 2018
Illinois Treasurer: Pre-Paid Tuition Program Is Only For College
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois' treasurer is reminding parents that they can't use Illinois' prepaid tuition program for elementary or high schools. Treasurer Mike Frerichs yesterday said that Bright S...
Jan 19, 2018

Rauner Campaign Will Air More Blagojevich/Pritzker Tapes
(Chicago, IL) -- Illinois voters are going to get their chance to hear more of that conversation between jailed former Governor Rod Blagojevich and the Democratic frontrunner for governor in Illinois....
Jan 19, 2018

U of I Freezes Tuition, Again, For Illinois Students
(Chicago, IL) -- The University of Illinois is once again freezing tuition for Illinois students. Trustees yesterday approved what is the school's fourth straight tuition freeze. U of I President Tim ...
Jan 19, 2018

Central Illinois Man Sentenced For 1985 Murder Of Suburban Teen
(Wheaton, IL) -- A central Illinois man will likely die in prison for a decades-old rape and murder. A DuPage County judge yesterday sentenced Michael Jones, who had been living in Champaign-Urbana, t...
Jan 19, 2018 Douglas Palmer / CC

One Million-Dollar Lotto Jackpot Still Not Claimed
(Springfield, IL) -- Time is running out for someone to become a millionaire courtesy of the state of Illinois. Illinois Lottery managers yesterday said that a million-dollar Powerball ticket bought l...
Jan 18, 2018 Paul Sableman / CC

Illinois' Governor Race To Get Very Expensive
(Springfield, IL) -- Illinois is on pace to see a race for governor that could cost over 100 million dollars. The latest campaign finance reports from the last three months of 2017 show that Bruce Rau...
Jan 18, 2018

Downstate Lawmakers Pitch Rural School Broadband
(Springfield, IL) -- It's 2018, and it's time that all schools in Illinois have a faster internet connection. That's essentially the sales pitch from a handful of downstate lawmakers who yesterday sug...
Jan 18, 2018 Chris Reed / CC

ISBE: Illinois Needs To Double Education Spending
(Springfield, IL) -- The Illinois State Board of Education says Illinois lawmakers need to almost double what the state is spending on public schools. But no one at the State Board yesterday could say...
Jan 18, 2018 Pictures of Money / CC






