From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. Heartland Community College president Keith Corneal says a Republican proposal to force colleges and universities to pay back part of defaulted student loans is a bad idea. Cornell acknowledges often loans are not great for students.

From the WGLT newsroom, I'm Ben Howell. Heartland Community College president Keith Corneal says a Republican proposal to force colleges and universities to pay back part of defaulted student loans is a bad idea. Cornell acknowledges often loans are not great for students.

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the past number of years, we've reduced the number of loans by 60% of students receiving.

the past number of years, we've reduced the number of loans by 60% of students receiving.

Loans from our college because we have found other ways in order to say, look, we don't want you to take loans because we don't believe it's good for you in the long term.

Loans from our college because we have found other ways in order to say, look, we don't want you to take loans because we don't believe it's good for you in the long term.

Cornell says it doesn't serve students well for colleges to avoid admitting them because of loan risk. He particularly doesn't like a provision of the bill that would make Heartland responsible for loans that transfer students took out at previous schools.

Cornell says it doesn't serve students well for colleges to avoid admitting them because of loan risk. He particularly doesn't like a provision of the bill that would make Heartland responsible for loans that transfer students took out at previous schools.

A homeless encampment near AutoZone in Normal was set to disperse yesterday, but some tents are still standing. Kim Massey with God's Mission Ministry has been helping the residents find alternative places to go. I do think absolutely that they should have been given an alternative place. Displacement is extremely hard. The town of Normal and city of Bloomington are continuing to work with several community groups, including God's Mission Ministry on helping the residents to relocate.

A homeless encampment near AutoZone in Normal was set to disperse yesterday, but some tents are still standing. Kim Massey with God's Mission Ministry has been helping the residents find alternative places to go. I do think absolutely that they should have been given an alternative place. Displacement is extremely hard. The town of Normal and city of Bloomington are continuing to work with several community groups, including God's Mission Ministry on helping the residents to relocate.

A Republican lawmaker from Logan County who voted against the state budget says the state should have done more for farmers. State Senator Sally Turner, who represents parts of Bloomington Normal, says she was disappointed the budget kept funding flat for soil and water conservation districts after the state reduced its funding last year. There's nothing new for farmers for, um, conservation issues such as, um.

A Republican lawmaker from Logan County who voted against the state budget says the state should have done more for farmers. State Senator Sally Turner, who represents parts of Bloomington Normal, says she was disappointed the budget kept funding flat for soil and water conservation districts after the state reduced its funding last year. There's nothing new for farmers for, um, conservation issues such as, um.

Um, the different things that they use for cover crops and things of that nature. Turner says the state budget overall is too big, and the Illinois State Supreme Court is considering if it will review the appeals of two Twin City men who claim they were wrongfully convicted in unrelated 1990s murder cases. Attorneys for Jamie Snow and Barton McNeill recently filed appeal petition.

Um, the different things that they use for cover crops and things of that nature. Turner says the state budget overall is too big, and the Illinois State Supreme Court is considering if it will review the appeals of two Twin City men who claim they were wrongfully convicted in unrelated 1990s murder cases. Attorneys for Jamie Snow and Barton McNeill recently filed appeal petition.

Before the Supreme Court. A decision on whether the court will hear the appeals is expected within weeks. Snow was found guilty in the 1991 shooting death of a gas station attendant during a robbery. McNeill was convicted in the suffocation of his three year old daughter in 1998. ABC's Nightline will also profile the Jamie Snow case on its Tuesday night program. I'm Ben Howell, WGLT News.

Before the Supreme Court. A decision on whether the court will hear the appeals is expected within weeks. Snow was found guilty in the 1991 shooting death of a gas station attendant during a robbery. McNeill was convicted in the suffocation of his three year old daughter in 1998. ABC's Nightline will also profile the Jamie Snow case on its Tuesday night program. I'm Ben Howell, WGLT News.