Four Republicans face off in 13th Congressional district debate
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Four Republicans face off in 13th Congressional district debate

URBANA – Four Republican candidates hoping to represent the 13th Congressional district faced off on Thursday night. They echoed similar concerns about the Biden presidency and reflected on an unrecognizable America, a “Twilight Zone,” as Terry Martin, a former political journalist, remarked. Illinois Public Media sponsored the debate ahead of the June 28th primary. Jesse…

Rodney Davis talks agriculture and responds to repeal of Parental Notice of Abortion Act
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Rodney Davis talks agriculture and responds to repeal of Parental Notice of Abortion Act

CHAMPAIGN – Republican Congressman Rodney Davis made his first visit to the GROWMARK/FS facility outside Champaign on Wednesday. It’s the largest upright grain elevator in Illinois and stores millions of bushels of No. 2 Yellow Corn.  A senior member of the House Agriculture Committee and House Transportation Committee, Davis says he’s working to promote job…

GOP candidates for Illinois governor target Irvin in first full public debate
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GOP candidates for Illinois governor target Irvin in first full public debate

CHICAGO — Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin, the Republican with the most money and best polling position so far, served as a political pinata Thursday for his five GOP rivals for Illinois governor during their first public debate with him on the same televised stage. Topics during the hourlong WLS-TV/Illinois League of Women Voters/Univision debate ran…

217 Today: Bilingual education helps students learn English while increasing their confidence and academic performance

217 Today: Bilingual education helps students learn English while increasing their confidence and academic performance

Friday, June 3, 2022 Today’s headlines: In a Thursday night debate between the four 13th Congressional district Republican candidates, agriculture was a major topic of discussion. Two cultural events are planned in the city of Lincoln this month – even after the city council denied a request for financial help. The six Republican candidates for…

Bilingual education helped this 2nd grade classroom thrive after pandemic setbacks

Bilingual education helped this 2nd grade classroom thrive after pandemic setbacks

Leer este reporte en español. OVERLAND, Mo. — On a recent morning in teacher Geri Ross’s classroom at Marion Elementary School, second graders sat at clusters of desks, singing songs and reading stories in Spanish. The walls were decorated with colorful posters depicting letter sounds, math concepts and vocabulary in both English and Spanish. After…