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Jun 1, 2021 4:30 pm
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The following message was sent today to University of Illinois System students, faculty and staff regarding the budget for fiscal year 2022 approved over the weekend by the Illinois General Assembly.
Dear faculty, staff, students and friends:
Over the holiday weekend, the Illinois legislature approved a budget for the coming fiscal year that would hold state appropriations at current-year levels for the University of Illinois System. The proposed budget will be sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who is expected to sign it into law.
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If Democrats have their way, the state s five Illinois Supreme Court districts could be redrawn this year for the first time in more than five decades.
Democrats in the General Assembly released a new Illinois Supreme Court map Tuesday afternoon, to the surprise of legislative Republicans, who claim they were kept entirely out of the loop on the mapmaking process.
Rep. Tim Butler, of Springfield, who serves on the House Redistricting Committee, said he had no notice of the court maps being released on Tuesday.
“I have asked repeatedly…if the majority planned to redistrict the Supreme Court. I never once got a response to that. I think this discussion of transparency and engagement, especially with the minority party, just goes straight out the window,” Butler said at a joint redistricting hearing on Tuesday.
Megan Aubuchon is a decade ahead of the national average in completing a key life goal: buying a home. It was a really cool opportunity to close out on a home, especially as a first-time buyer, said Aubuchon, 23, after she was able to buy a new home in north Springfield earlier in May.
The median age for first-time homebuyers is 33, according to the National Association of Realtors. Aubuchon, though younger than the typical homeowner, is one of many nationwide to take advantage of historically-low interest rates to purchase a home.
Local experts were conflicted, however, when they were asked if they would advise buying a home right now due to market uncertainties.