Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana to perform works by Buxtehude and Shaw

Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana to perform works by Buxtehude and Shaw

URBANA — The Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana, known as BACH for short, are in concert this Sunday at 7:30pm at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Urbana.  The chamber choir is performing “Membra Jesu Nostri” by German composer Dietrich Buxtehude and “To the Hands” by modern American composer Caroline Shaw.  Listen to this story here.  BACH…

Valuable Lincoln artifacts are taken from a Springfield museum as feuding with a not-for-profit intensifies

Valuable Lincoln artifacts are taken from a Springfield museum as feuding with a not-for-profit intensifies

SPRINGFIELD — A valuable cache of 1,500-plus Lincoln artifacts that were part of a multimillion-dollar acquisition 15 years ago was trucked away this week from the Springfield Lincoln museum that had housed them — with no plans of bringing them back. It’s the latest by-product of an acrimonious relationship between the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library…

217 Today: Music director of the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana previews their upcoming concert

217 Today: Music director of the Baroque Artists of Champaign-Urbana previews their upcoming concert

Friday, November 4, 2022 Today’s headlines: U.S. Senator Dick Durbin warns of increased conflict between Russia, Ukraine and members of NATO. When immigrants arrive in Urbana-Champaign, local organizations ensure those without resources receive beds, baby clothes and diapers. Many Central Illinois residents found political ads that look like newspapers in their mailboxes this week. In today’s deep…

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker moves to make abortion more accessible to people in prisons
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker moves to make abortion more accessible to people in prisons

CHICAGO — Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker pledged to remove a barrier to abortion for people in prison after a WBEZ investigation found incarcerated people had to pay for the procedure and the wages of the correctional officer required to accompany them to appointments outside the prison. “Moving forward, abortion procedures and their associated expenses will…