Day: September 1, 2025

Community | Student Newsroom

Labor Day parade brings community members, floats and festivities to downtown Champaign
ByIllinois Student Newsroom September 1, 2025September 3, 2025

The annual event hosted many floats featuring local unions and marching bands. The parade was followed by a picnic in Neil Street Plaza with a live band and other family activities.

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Politics

Government shutdown looms as Congress returns after monthlong August recess
ByAssociated Press September 1, 2025September 1, 2025

Congressional Republicans scored a massive victory this summer when they passed President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts without a single Democratic vote. But as they return to Washington this fall after a monthlong August recess, they will have to find a way to work with Democrats — or around them — as a government shutdown looms. The annual…

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