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Half of U-S workers didn't get a raise in pay in 2019

(Undated-jm) -- Schools in Illinois must comply with a new state law that allows students to use medical cannabis on school grounds. Under the law, only medically infused products can be used at school if approved by a doctor. Medical cannabis can be administered by the school nurse, administrator of self administered by the student. The Illinois School Board Association is working to develop a training for school nurses and administrators for administering medical cannabis.

 

 

(Paxton-jm) -- Paxton is moving forward with their streetscape project in the downtown area. Mayor Bill Ingold talks about what people can expect…

 

 

Paxton Mayor Bill Ingold.

 

 

URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois woman who allegedly attacked two police officers, leaving one with a broken arm, has been found unfit to stand trial. A Champaign County judge ordered 44-year-old Treva Murray committed for treatment until she's deemed fit for trial in the November attack. The Urbana woman is charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer and resisting a peace officer. She allegedly attacked two University of Illinois police officers at an Urbana video store where she had become unruly.  Both officers ended up in the hospital, one with a broken arm and the other with an injured knee.

 

 

(Rantoul-jm) -- The superintendent of Rantoul City Schools has a new contract. The Rantoul City Schools school board approved a one year contract extension for Michelle Ramage. Ramage had two years remaining on her contract. Her contract is now good through 2022.

 

 

(Buckley-jm) -- Christ Lutheran High School will be holding a blood drive in January. Executive Director Sandy Spitz says its part of their Wintorium curriculum…

 

 

Christ Lutheran High School Executive Director Sandy Spitz.

 

 

(Undated-jm) -- Half of U-S workers didn’t get a boost in pay despite the lowest unemployment rate in 50 years. 49 percent of workers reported they did not receive a raise in 2019. That’s up from 38 percent in 2018. That is the highest number since 2016.

 

(Undated-jm) -- Right now, the state of Illinois faces $78 billion worth of unfunded teacher pension liabilities, according to the Teachers' Retirement System. Former Governor Bruce Rauner tried to shrink this number by capping teacher salary raises to 3% at the end of their career. Governor JB Pritzker overturned Rauner's salary cap, leaving the cap at 6 percent. In every other school district but Chicago, the state of Illinois pays the majority of all the pension costs and that is causing some to worry how Illinois will pay for rising pension costs.

 

 

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A University of Illinois College of Law professor accused of sexual harassment will not be returning to the university. The (Champaign) News-Gazette reports that teaching staff and students were notified by email that Jay Kesan's courses will be taught by other faculty members. A two-year investigation into his sexual misconduct was made public in the fall of 2018. Kesan then took a yearlong voluntary, unpaid leave of absence. He was expected to come back in January for the 2020 school year. The investigation had concluded that Kesan's conduct didn't qualify as sexual harassment or misconduct under university policy.


 

 

A local car dealership will hold an open house tomorrow in Rantoul. The Rantoul Chamber of Commerce and Shield’s Auto Center in Rantoul will hold a ribbon cutting and grand opening at its new location near Walmart on the Village’s west side at 10am.

 

 

(Watseka-jm) -- Iroquois Memorial Hospital in Watseka is the latest hospital to add temporary visitor restrictions. The restrictions include no one under the age of 18 in patient rooms, no more than two visitors per patient and those visiting someone in isolation must check in at the nurses station.

 

 

(Paxton-jm) -- The Illinois High School Association voted recently against moving to a district playoff format from the current playoff format in football. Paxton Buckley Loda Athletic Director Brock Neibuhr talks about how the vote affects the team…

 

PBL Athletic Director Brock Neibuhr.

 

 

(Undated-jm) -- The past year’s population growth rate in the United States was the slowest in a century due to declining births, increasing deaths and the slowdown of international migration. Figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show the U.S. grew from the middle of 2018 to the middle of 2019 by almost a half percent, or about 1.5 million people. The U.S. population stood at 328 million this year.

 

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