Lawsuit threatens Illinois minority teachers scholarship
Conservative group seeks to overturn race-based financial aid.
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Carle to close Health Alliance insurance plans, citing financial challenges
The Urbana-based hospital system announced Tuesday that both Health Alliance and its sister company FirstCarolinaCare will cease operations at the start of 2026.
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WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Feb. 27 – Mar. 02
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, February 27 Isaiah Sharkey at Uncorked with Illinois SoulTime: 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.Location: Krannert Center for the Performing ArtsDetails: Final performance for…
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Fueling change: UIUC students vote on fossil fuel divestment this week
A referendum on the ballot for University of Illinois students ask them to weigh in on the issue of campus financial investments in fossil fuel companies.
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Central High School in Champaign will be led by a Black principal for the first time
Gardner is currently the associate principal at Central. She has a PhD in literacy from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
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Fantastical, satirical, unapologetic: Millie Wilson’s ‘Museum of Lesbian Dreams’ at Krannert Art Museum
Fantastical wig sculptures. An accused serial killer. A gathering of stuffed clothing in animal print. “Millie Wilson: The Museum of Lesbian Dreams” has it all. The show is on display at the Krannert Art Museum in Champaign through March 1.
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Jury selection begins for trial of suburban Chicago July 4 parade mass shooting suspect
Jury selection is underway for the trial of the man accused of opening fire on a suburban Chicago Independence Day parade and killing seven people in 2022. Jurors reported to the courthouse in Lake County for questioning on Monday.
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217 Today: Fantastical, satirical, unapologetic: Millie Wilson’s ‘Museum of Lesbian Dreams’ at Krannert Art Museum
In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation with artist Millie Wilson about their exhibit at the Krannert Art Museum that challenges historical representations of gender and sexuality.
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Former Gov. Jim Edgar battling pancreatic cancer: ‘We do not underestimate this challenge’
Gov. Jim Edgar, who also served as Illinois secretary of state and leads the Edgar Fellows program at the University of Illinois, wrote in an email to the program’s fellows that he and his wife, Brenda, are “facing a new, significant challenge.”
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217 Today: Ukrainian family in Mahomet faces uncertainty after Trump administration suspends refugee program
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about a Ukrainian refugee family that fled their home country because of a war that started three years ago today.
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‘The Hamlet Syndrome’: Ukrainian artists confront war through theater
To be or not to be in Ukraine? That was the central question of the award-winning documentary “The Hamlet Syndrome,” which was screened at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign earlier this month.
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Ukrainian family in Mahomet faces uncertainty after Trump administration suspends refugee program
The Ivashkevych family is among the more than 6 million refugees from Ukraine who have been recorded globally since Russia launched a military invasion of Ukraine three years ago, on Feb. 24, 2022. But the refugee resettlement program that allows them to be here was paused by President Trump’s administration just days after he took office in January.
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Illinois falls once again in Los Angeles losing 76 – 66 against No. 4 USC
The Fighting Illini Women’s Basketball came up short in Sunday’s game against No. 4 USC. After a hard-fought battle, USC beat Illinois 76 to 66 in Los Angeles in a back-and-forth battle for the majority of the game.
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A Dialogue unpacking Brown V. Board of Education and exploring sound
In this segment, Dialogue speaks with UIUC College of Education professor Lorenzo Baber about Brown v. Board of Education and the end of DEI efforts in the U.S. Later, Grammy-winning guitarist Isaiah Sharkey joins the conversation to discuss his upcoming performance at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts and how he found his way to…
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Central Illinois Black Manosphere
What is the Black manosphere? And how does it impact conversations around masculinity, relationships and community?
