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…
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.
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…
State-level Community Reinvestment Act finally was mired in rulemaking process.
The document will go on display at the presidential museum from Wednesday to February 2025.
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…
Complaint brought by Democratic official likely to be decided this summer
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…
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…
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…
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…
The 10K, Marathon, 4-Person Relay and Half Marathon will take place as scheduled on Saturday morning.
UPDATED at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 28. A long day of protests at the Alma Mater in Urbana ended late Friday night, after pro-Palestinian students and officials at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign reached a peaceful resolution. Earlier in the day, U of I police arrested two people protesting in support of…
The groups largely act independently, though students say they’re inspired by peers at other universities.
Davis was not eligible for the larger amount because he was not on the 2022 general election ballot. He lost the GOP primary that year to Rep. Mary Miller.