Urbana awarded nearly $10 million for Florida Avenue project
The project will add upgrades from South Wright Street to Hillcrest Avenue, including an off-street shared-use path between Lincoln Avenue and Race Street and ADA accessible sidewalks.
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Trump gets no-penalty sentence in his hush money case, while calling it ‘despicable’
Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan could have sentenced the 78-year-old to up to four years in prison. Instead, Merchan chose a sentence that effectively ended the case but assured that Trump will become the first president to take office with a felony conviction on his record.
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Why getting rid of NPR or PBS will affect more than the news or ‘Sesame Street’
US Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana and Pennsylvania Congressman Scott Perry have already introduced bills to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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217 Today: IVF patients in Illinois worry, feel uncertain about access and treatments as Trump returns to office
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn why some IVF patients in Illinois feel uncertain about access and treatments as Trump returns to office.
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Wildfires latest: At least 10,000 structures have burned in a series of fires around Los Angeles
Gov. Gavin Newsom said California has deployed more than 1,400 firefighting personnel to battle the blazes. Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona dispatched teams to assist.
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Supreme Court rejects Trump’s bid to delay sentencing in his New York hush money case
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined with the court’s three liberals in rejecting his emergency motion.
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After many accolades and 26 years of service, Champaign Police Deputy Chief plans to retire
The Champaign Police Deputy Chief will be retiring after more than 26 years of service to the city.
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New General Assembly sworn in as House, Senate take different tones
A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.
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Local Muslims and Arabs have anxiety and aspirations for a second Trump term
It is unclear how President-elect Donald Trump will address the war in Israel when he returns to office on January 20, 2025. That has left local Muslims and Palestinians with mixed feelings.
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What will Trump’s reforms to immigration policies look like?
As part of Illinois Public Media’s special series Four More Years: The View from Illinois, the 21st show discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals for immigration reform.
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Jurors to hear tape of Madigan saying ComEd contractors ‘made out like bandits’
It’s unclear whether prosecutors will be allowed to play the wiretapped call while Madigan is on the stand for cross-examination next week or will have to wait until the trial’s closing arguments later this month, but gaining permission to introduce it is a major win for the feds.
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VIDEO: State Funeral for Former President Jimmy Carter begins
Former President Jimmy Carter will be transported to Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral Thursday.
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217 Today: Local Muslims and Arabs have anxiety and aspirations for a second Trump term
In today’s deep dive, we will look at how local Arabs and Muslims are viewing a second Trump administration and the conflict in the Middle East.
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IVF patients in Illinois worry, feel uncertain about access and treatments as Trump returns to office
Donald Trump said that he would protect access to IVF and require insurance companies to expand coverage, but some advocates and IVF patients in Illinois have mixed emotions and feelings as a new Republican-led administration takes control later this month.
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Lawmakers pass nursing home retaliation bill as lame-duck session wraps up in Springfield
A bill cleared the Illinois House 89-16 late Monday, following a 48-2 Senate vote on Sunday, paving the way for more civil suits against nursing homes accused of punishing residents or employees for reporting complaints about facilities.
