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The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Serving the Southern Illinois University community since 1916.

The Daily Egyptian
Students work on their math in instructor Tasia Fields fourth grade classroom at Carman-Buckner Elementary School Jan. 22, 2016 in Waukegan, Ill. (Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Cash-strapped schools continue to wait for state funding

By Jason Nevel | The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Ill.
January 9, 2018
Mayor Rahm Emanuel. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

An extra $1.10 per month in phone fees in Emanuel budget

By John Byrne and Hal Dardick | Chicago Tribune
October 17, 2017
Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton listen as Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks about making changes in the state on Monday Jan. 12, 2015 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Ill. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

State makes first school funding payments

By Valerie Wells | Herald & Review, Decatur
September 7, 2017
Bruce Rauner is sworn into office at the Prairie Capital Convention Center on Jan. 12, 2015 in Springfield. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

State school funding deal comes under pressure as leaders work on final details

August 28, 2017
Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton listen as Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks about making changes in the state on Monday Jan. 12, 2015 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Ill. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

EDITORIAL: Two million reasons to vote ‘yes’ on school funding bill

By Editorial Board | Chicago Tribune
August 27, 2017
Nancy Stone | Chicago Tribune

Democrats, Republicans say a tentative deal reached on school funding

By Monique Garcia, Hal Dardick and Juan Perez Jr. | Chicago Tribune
August 24, 2017
Daily Egyptian file photo.

Rauner vows to veto education funding bill, demands Democrats send it to him

By Kim Geiger and Rick Pearson | Chicago Tribune
July 17, 2017
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill., on August 17, 2016. (Anthony Souffle | Chicago Tribune | TNS)

Editorial: Efforts at budget compromise missing at Statehouse

By The State Journal-Register
March 28, 2017
Chance the Rapper holds a press conference at Westcott Elementary School in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on March 6, 2017. (Zbigniew Bzdak | Chicago Tribune | TNS)

Chance the Rapper names 9 schools getting $10,000 each

By Juan Perez Jr. | Chicago Tribune
March 10, 2017
Chance the Rapper holds a press conference at Westcott Elementary School in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on March 6, 2017. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Chance the Rapper writes $1 million check to Chicago Public Schools as a ‘call to action’

By Monique Garcia and Juan Perez Jr. | Chicago Tribune
March 6, 2017
Chance the Rapper performs in the group The Social Expirement at the Austin Music Hall on March 20, 2015 in Austin, Texas.

Chance the Rapper disappointed by ‘vague answers’ from Rauner

By Kim Geiger | Chicago Tribune
March 3, 2017
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner speaks with members of the media Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, following his visit to Carbondale High School's Rebound program. (Ryan Michalesko | @photosbylesko)

Rauner: A ‘moral obligation to work together’

By By Rick Pearson and Monique Garcia | Chicago Tribune
January 25, 2017
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