News In Brief: March 8
“News In Brief” from Illinois Public Media presents a comprehensive overview of critical topics affecting your community and Illinois as a whole.
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Financial aid and scholarships make summer camp more accessible for C-U families
CHAMPAIGN — Now’s the time many families start signing kids up for summer camp. For working parents, this child care is essential; but it can be expensive. Parents in Illinois who qualify for the state’s Child Care Assistance Program based on their work or school status can use that to help cover the cost of summer camp…
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Who is Sen. Katie Britt, who will deliver the Republican State of the Union response?
Katie Britt, a first-term Republican senator from Alabama, has been selected by party leadership to deliver the GOP response to President Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday. “Americans are struggling amid a border catastrophe, crushing inflation, an increasingly dangerous world, and fears about a President not up to the task. Against this backdrop, Senator…
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WATCH LIVE: 2024 State of the Union with NPR and PBS
March 5th, 2024; Washington D.C. – For President Biden’s upcoming State of the Union address, NPR News will offer special multimedia coverage including streaming video which will be available at NPR.org, participating NPR Member station radio broadcasts and websites, (www.npr.org/stations), the NPR app, NPR Facebook and the NPR YouTube Channel. Hosted by Morning Edition’s Steve Inskeep, coverage will…
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217 Today: Bruce Hornsby’s new collaboration
Thursday, March 7, 2024 Today’s headlines: Both Champaign and Urbana have an open seat on their school boards. Governor J.B. Pritzker says a new state-wide grant program will address food insecurity across Illinois while also assisting socially disadvantaged farmers. Governor J.B. Pritzker stands by his call to eliminate the state’s 1% tax permanently as mayors across…
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217 Today: Illinois commission releases recommendations on how to make higher-ed funding more equitable
Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Today’s headlines: A former Democratic Illinois governor is teaming up with a Republican on ethics reform for politicians. A proposal in Springfield would ban small toiletry containers from Illinois hotels – with the goal of reducing plastic waste. Now’s the time many families start signing kids up for summer camp. For…
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Edey helps rally No. 3 Purdue to 77-71 win at No. 12 Illinois to clinch outright Big Ten title
Marcus Domask led second-place Illinois with 20 points.
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217 Today: University of Illinois student journalists travel to Sierra Leone to document ‘period poverty’
Monday, March 5, 2024 Today’s headlines: The U.S. Supreme Court is putting an end to an Illinois challenge to knock Donald Trump off the ballot. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin continues to push for a ceasefire in Gaza as conditions there worsen. The Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing tech Hub applied to receive $70 million from the Federal…
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University of Illinois student journalists travel to Sierra Leone to document ‘period poverty’
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign journalism students are traveling to West Africa to produce documentaries about how people educate and reduce stigmas surrounding menstrual cycles.
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New USDA ‘climate-friendly’ farming and ranching practices have yet to be proven, report says
An environmental activist group charges that many “climate smart” farming practices recently added to a list for U.S. Department of Agriculture funding are not yet proven. The Environmental Working Group says funding from the Inflation Reduction Act should not be used to pay farmers for using the practices, until there is more evidence that they work.
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Supreme Court restores Trump to ballot, rejecting state attempts to ban him over Capitol attack
The court’s move ends efforts in Colorado, Illinois, Maine and elsewhere to kick Trump off the ballot because of his attempts to undo his loss in the 2020 election to Democrat Joe Biden.
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217 Today: How Peoria’s used bookstores thrive in the digital age and build community
Monday, March 4, 2024 Today’s headlines: Reproductive rights advocates and Illinois lawmakers say a recent ruling from Alabama’s high court is an opportunity for the state to eliminate financial barriers to fertility treatments. Western Illinois University is in the market for a new president. Protesters gathered at Champaign’s West Side Park this weekend for a…
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‘Genomics and Faith’ connects scientists and people of faith in C-U
There’s a common misconception about science and faith: that the two cannot coexist. But one group in Champaign-Urbana is working to change that. Genomics for Faith aims to connect scientists and people of faith in the community. The program was created by the outreach team at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at…
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C-U residents protest siege of Gaza in ‘Hands Off Rafah’ demonstration
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Champaign for the “Hands Off Rafah” protest — a march against the Israeli siege of Gaza and U.S. aid to Israel. The protest, which started at Champaign’s West Side Park, was organized by the Champaign-Urbana branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and was part of…
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Native tribe seeks return of ancestral land in DeKalb County
Bill would grant Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation land that currently makes up a state park.
