WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Oct. 03 – Oct. 06

WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Oct. 03 – Oct. 06

Listen to Kimberly Schofield and Adelyn Mui talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m. Thursday, October 3 CU Folk and Roots Festival      Time: All day     Location: Multiple venues across Champaign-Urbana     Details: This beloved festival brings…

Dozens of U of I students gather Tuesday night for VP debate watch party
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Dozens of U of I students gather Tuesday night for VP debate watch party

Nearly 50 students gathered at the Illini Union Tuesday night to watch the Vice Presidential debate between Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. NPR reports the candidates discussed issues including the economy, immigration and health care, keeping a tone that was largely collegial. The event was hosted by the Office of Civic Life at…

Mike Madigan
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Madigan judge refuses to toss counts after Supreme Court ruling limited bribery law

U.S. District Judge John Blakey handed down his ruling less than a week before the former Illinois House Speaker is set for trial. The judge also denied a request from Madigan’s longtime friend and confidante to be tried separately.   A federal judge on Wednesday declined to dismiss criminal charges leveled against former Illinois House…

Police

Danville District 118 schools transition to E-learning day after report of threat

DANVILLE -A report of a threat on social media led Danville School District 118 to transition to an E-learning day Wednesday.  The school district made the announcement early Wednesday morning and said that all district buildings and schools will be closed for the day, so police can investigate. Danville Police detectives located a social media…

Chibu Asonye
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U of I grad running as write-in candidate for congress

URBANA – A candidate for Illinois’ 13th congressional district is now running as a third-party write-in candidate. Chibu Asonye, 27 grew up in Chicago and graduated from the University of Illinois in 2018. She currently serves as a residence director at the university. Hi @AOC @briebriejoy, I'm Chibu Asonye! I am a down-ballot candidate for…

damaged building in Beirut after Israel attacks

Middle East latest: Fears of wider war in Middle East grow as Israel and Iran trade threats

The Middle East moved closer to a long-feared regional war Wednesday, a day after Iran fired a barrage of missiles at Israel and Israel said it began limited ground incursions into Lebanon targeting the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia. Israel said it intercepted many of the missiles, and officials in Washington said U.S. destroyers assisted in Israel’s defense. Iran said…

Vice Presidential debate
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Vance and Walz keep it civil in a policy-heavy discussion: VP debate takeaways

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice presidential hopefuls Tim Walz and JD Vance focused their criticism on the top of the ticket on Tuesday as they engaged in a policy-heavy discussion that may be the last debate of the 2024 presidential campaign. It was the first encounter between Minnesota’s Democratic governor and Ohio’s Republican senator, following last month’s debate between Vice President Kamala…

217 Today: Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records

217 Today: Chicago’s beach season is over … or is it? Lake Michigan temps are breaking records

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 Today’s headlines: In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn how climate change has impacted Lake Michigan in Chicago.  217 Today is produced by Stephanie Mosqueda. Reporting today contributed by Alex Degman, Brendan Gallian, Will Bauer and Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco.