Democrats muscle through changes to ballot access, advisory questions
Amendment was introduced and passed within hours.
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Curbs can be a physical and social barrier for wheelchair users. One program teaches kids to roll past them
Wheelchairs may seem straightforward to use, until you need to move up and down hills or stairs. Around 3.7 million people use a wheelchair in the United States. They push themselves an average of 2,000 to 3,000 times a day, but some don’t have access to formal skills training that helps them smoothly navigate the…
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Pritzker administration official defends grocery tax cut as report projects modest relief for families
A report looking at the potential impact of eliminating Illinois’ grocery tax suggests most families would see only modest relief, while municipalities would face a “consequential” revenue shortfall. However, the Pritzker administration remains committed to the cut, saying it disproportionately impacts low-income households. Gov. JB Pritzker called for the permanent elimination of the 1% grocery…
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217 Today: Weight-loss drug coverage for Illinois state workers could cost hundreds of millions of dollars
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is now home to a document that historians say helped start the Civil War. Environmental advocacy groups lobbied Illinois lawmakers at the first-ever Conservation Day at the Statehouse. Two major labor unions are skeptical of a proposal out of Springfield to consolidate the…
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Illinois schools have to offer a vegan lunch if a student request it in advance. Urbana schools go one step further.
Since the fall of 2023 a state law requires all Illinois school districts to provide vegan lunches if requested by a student in advance. Urbana School District 116 goes one step further and offers vegan lunches every day.
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Amidst Palestinian demonstration at the University of Illinois, Jewish pride event takes place near Alma Mater
URBANA – Local Jewish organizations came together at the University of Illinois Alma Mater Tuesday afternoon for a show of Jewish pride amidst the third day of a pro-Palestinian encampment on campus. “What’s happening on campus right now, a lot of us are scared. They’re scared to be Jewish. They’re scared to be Israeli,” said…
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After 3 years, state poised to enforce law aiming to end lending discrimination
State-level Community Reinvestment Act finally was mired in rulemaking process.
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Lincoln’s Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady
The document will go on display at the presidential museum from Wednesday to February 2025.
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217 Today: 15 migrant couples got married in Chicago: See the prep, ceremony and wedding party
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Today’s headlines: A protester arrested at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of Illinois was released Monday after about 60 hours in the Champaign County jail. Some Jewish students at the University of Illinois’ Urbana campus are commemorating Passover while camping out for Palestine. The Illinois Department of Corrections is proposing moving…
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Election officials to weigh whether Darren Bailey and GOP operative Dan Proft illegally coordinated
Complaint brought by Democratic official likely to be decided this summer
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Pro-Palestinian protestor with three counts of felony charges released from jail
CHAMPAIGN – A pro-Palestinian protestor arrested at Friday’s encampment near the University of Illinois Alma Mater statue was released from Champaign County Jail after about 60 hours of detainment. “It’s a very terrifying environment that I wouldn’t wish on any other human being,” said Chris Zelle after being released from Jail Monday afternoon. Zelle is not…
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217 Today: Pro-Palestine groups reconstruct encampment, dispute UIUC officials’ account of protest negotiations
Monday, April 29, 2024 Today’s headlines: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators camped out overnight at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They’re back to demand the campus divest from companies with ties to Israel’s military. A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found working-age rural residents die from natural causes at a higher rate than their…
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Pro-Palestine groups camp out overnight, dispute UIUC officials’ account of protest negotiations
UPDATED at 11:30 a.m on Monday, April 29. Pro-Palestinian demonstrators camped out overnight on campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They want the campus to divest from companies with ties to Israel’s military. The move has led to the cancellation of a meeting that had been planned with UIUC administrators Monday. The new…
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Central Illinois Headlines – April 29, 2024
Wet workweek ahead The National Weather Service in Central Illinois is forecasting storms on Sunday night and Monday. Meteorologists expect more active weather later in the week. Illini football players selected in the NFL Draft CHAMPAIGN – Former Illinois football players Johnny Newton, Isaiah Adams, Tip Reiman, and Casey Washington were selected in the 2024…
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Christie Clinic Illinois races to go forward Saturday morning according to race officials
The 10K, Marathon, 4-Person Relay and Half Marathon will take place as scheduled on Saturday morning.
