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A 'constant supporter of students,' former ISU professor Joe Talkington dies at 95 (opens the original)
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Joe E. Talkington, a former Illinois State University professor and department chair remembered for opening doors to college for generations of students, died this week at age 95. Talkington spent nearly 30 years at ISU, joining what is now the Department of Technology in 1962 and later serving for years as its chair. He retired in June 1991, but colleagues say he never really left. "He's really involved in our department, attends our events," said Josh Brown, the current chair of ISU's Departme
Were the Pop-Up Chicken Shop firings legal? (opens the original)
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Five employees of Pop-Up Chicken Shop lost their jobs on the Fourth of July after telling owner Aaron Francis they wouldn't work without the time-and-a-half listed in the company's employee handbook. Francis says he was within his rights. Still the social media firestorm the firings created — and a subsequent 50% loss in business — contributed to his decision to sell the restaurants he owns in Bloomington and Peoria. Illinois doesn't require holiday pay, and it's an at-will state, where workers
'We need to get money out of our politics,' says U.S. Rep Eric Sorensen (opens the original)
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U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen criticized a Supreme Court decision that struck down limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates. The court ruled 6-3 on June 30 in National Republican Senatorial Committee v. Federal Election Commission that the coordinated spending caps violate the First Amendment, overturning a 2001 precedent months before the midterm elections. During his visit to the Peoria Neighborhood House on Tuesday, Sorensen, a Democrat who represents Ill
Sorensen criticizes $1.5T defense bill, points to Rock Island Arsenal wins (opens the original)
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U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen said this year's defense policy bill costs too much — at the same time he hopes the legislation's funding protects military installations in Central Illinois. The House version of the Fiscal Year 2027 National Defense Authorization Act [NDAA] would authorize $1.5 trillion for the Department of Defense. It would be the largest defense budget in U.S. history. "This is outrageous," the Moline Democrat said during a stop in Peoria Tuesday. "I think what this does is it sheds
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