Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Today’s headlines:
- For the first time since the 19th century, a Native American tribe has sovereign authority over land in the state of Illinois.
- The U.S. Senate is poised to consider aid for both Israel and Ukraine this week.
- Illinois state officials are working to reduce disparities that make Black women more likely to die during pregnancy than white women.
- Former Illini men’s basketball assistant coach Orlando Antigua is back with the Illini as associate head coach.
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn more about how high school students are trying to help fill in the gaps in local news coverage in Illinois.
Reporting today contributed by Alex Degman, Jim Meadows, Mawa Iqbal, Colin Hislope and Peter Medlin.
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