After pushing for law targeting ‘crisis pregnancy centers,’ attorney general backs off legal fight
Bill sponsor calls Kwame Raoul’s decision ‘heartbreaking’ and a ‘gut punch’ to women.
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Lifted moratorium will allow Illinois to build new nuclear reactors
Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law Friday that will lift the three-decade moratorium on developing nuclear reactors. The law, which takes effect in June 2024, will allow the development of generation IV power plants, which are also known as small modular reactors or SMRs. Currently Illinois, and most other states, use generation II reactors. Illinois generates…
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CU group works for ‘radical’ inclusion in the arts
URBANA — A group of artists who identify as people of color is having its first meeting on Wednesday, December 13th. The newly formed CU BIPOC Artist Collective aims to help non-white artists connect with each other, network, and find emotional support. The collective is a partnership between the City of Urbana’s Arts and Culture…
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217 Today: Lifted moratorium will allow Illinois to build new nuclear reactors
December 13, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Illinois state attorney general’s office entered into an agreement to stop enforcement of the law that cracked down on so-called crisis pregnancy centers. Illinois lawmakers are still hashing out permanent rules that will govern the state’s assault weapons ban, which goes into effect on Jan. 1. The pressure of finding…
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WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign-Urbana Dec. 14 – Dec. 17
Sara Evans at State Farm Center Date & Time: Thursday, December 14th, Doors open at 6:30 p.m., Show at 7:30 p.m. Location: State Farm Center, Champaign Details: Multi-platinum country artist Sara Evans presents her Go Tell It On the Mountain Christmas Tour. House of Desires at…
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Sickle cell experts say a cure without care jeopardizes the freedom promised by new gene therapies
Two new, cutting-edge cures for sickle cell disease, a debilitating genetic blood disorder, have been approved on Friday. The sickle cell community is cautiously hopeful as questions around access and comprehensive care loom large. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Exa-cel, also known by its commercial name Casgevy. It’s a gene-editing therapy that uses…
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217 Today: Many families struggle to find in-patient mental health care for children
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois State Police are increasingly using “clear and present danger” reports to prevent people who may be a threat from having or getting firearms. People being released from the Cook County jail will be able to get a key resource on their way out the door — a free…
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Secretary of State helps launch first-of-its-kind state ID program for inmates exiting Cook County Jail
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says pilot program is 15 years in the making.
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$250,000 grant to help asylum seekers in Champaign County will be shared by three non-profits
Several non-profit organizations in the Champaign-Urbana area will receive a $250,000 grant to expand their services to asylum seekers. The federal funding, distributed by the Illinois Department of Human Services, will be given to the New American Welcome Center at the University YMCA, the Refugee Center and Cunningham Township. According to a press release from…
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Racial covenants limited housing options for Black residents in Champaign; a local group aims to repair that harm
Racial covenants restricted almost 800 pieces of land in Champaign County from being owned by anyone who wasn’t white. The Champaign-Urbana Reparations Coalition is starting to advocate for reparations for this for African Americans in the area.
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217 Today: Children need mental health support more than ever. But services can be hard to find
Monday, December 11, 2023 Today’s headlines: Chicago alderpersons continue to lay blame over the failed construction of a migrant base camp in Brighton Park. A new group in Champaign has started to advocate for reparations for African Americans. The Jewish festival of Hanukkah is underway. But, many at the University of Illinois are thinking about…
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Pritzker signs law lifting moratorium on nuclear reactors
It adds a study on the risks of new nuclear technology and puts a state agency in charge of oversight, issues missing from the original plan.
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Dalton Knecht scores 21 to lead No. 17 Tennessee over No. 20 Illinois 86-79
Jonas Aidoo scored 14 and Josiah-Jordan James scored 12 points and had seven assists. Quincy Guerrier and Terrence Shannon scored 22 each to lead Illinois. Coleman Hawkins had 12. The Illini were limited to 33% shooting from the field.
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UIUC students celebrate Hanukkah while thinking about Middle East war
The festival of lights not only celebrates the miracle of a small amount of oil keeping a Temple’s menorah lit for eight days.
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After Dobbs, doctors say more people are turning to permanent contraception
Sitting in the living room of her Cleveland home, 30-year-old Grace O’Malley reflects on when she ruled out having kids of her own. O’Malley has Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, a genetic condition that weakens the body’s connective tissue, and can get much worse postpartum. About three years earlier, when she was in her mid-twenties, her condition worsened….
