217 Today: Transgender teens and their parents speak out after Lurie Children’s pauses surgeries
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn that transgender teens and their parents speak out after Lurie Children’s paused surgeries.
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DeShawn Williams is poised to become Urbana’s next mayor
Williams ran against Annie Adams for the Democratic ticket in the Urbana Primary Election Tuesday. With no Republican candidate running for the position, the primary effectively brings the mayor’s race to a close.
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Urbana 2025 primary election results
Urbana voters put DeShawn Williams on the path to becoming the city’s next mayor. Residents also reelected all incumbents currently serving on the City Council.
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House GOP pushes ‘big’ budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump’s agenda
House Republicans have muscled their budget blueprint to passage, with a push from President Donald Trump. The vote late Tuesday evening is a crucial step toward delivering what he’s called his “big, beautiful bill,” with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts.
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Mother of Palestinian American boy slain in suburban Chicago hate crime testifies at trial
Prosecutors say a suburban Chicago landlord took a knife from a belt holder and attacked a Palestinian American woman before fatally stabbing her young son 26 times in 2023. The landlord, Joseph Czuba, is accused of fatally stabbing 6-year-old Wadee Alfayoumi and wounding his mother Hanan Shaheen on Oct. 14, 2023.
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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.
