Highland Park residents walk parade route where 7 were killed in Fourth of July shooting
One year after a shooter took seven lives at the city’s annual parade, community members were honoring the victims and reclaiming the space to move forward.
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Springfield residents go days without power after ‘widespread, devastating’ derecho winds
Observers said the devastation easily matched that of other Springfield-area weather disasters of memory, including a March 2006 tornado and a March 1978 ice storm. The severe weather phenomenon kicked up straight-line winds topping 70 mph and drove rain horizontally.
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217 Today: Highland Park’s mayor reflects on the mass shooting one year later
July 3, 2023 Today’s headlines: Four days after a derecho blew through Central Illinois, some neighborhoods are still waiting for power to be restored. A year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Illinois will release less data about who gets an abortion around the state. The openly-queer members of the Illinois legislature…
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Live updates: Power restored to thousands; branch debris collection starts Monday
Storms cause damage to Willard Airport in Savoy, flip trailers on interstates and destroy countless trees.
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The Supreme Court rejects Biden’s plan to wipe away $400 billion in student loans
Conservative justices were in the majority in Friday’s 6-3 decision that effectively killed the $400 billion plan that President Joe Biden announced last year.
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The Supreme Court rules for a designer who doesn’t want to make wedding websites for gay couples
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority has ruled a Christian graphic artist who wants to design wedding websites can refuse to work with same-sex couples. The decision is a defeat for gay rights.
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217 Today: NASCAR race will shut down the streets of Chicago this weekend
Friday, June 30, 2023 Today’s headlines: Widespread damage is reported after severe storms blew across Central Illinois on Thursday. Illinois officials reacted to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling Thursday striking down affirmative action in college admissions. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration says the amount of money being spent to staff migrant shelters is “unjustifiable.” Facebook…
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Severe storms bring high winds, heavy rain and tornadoes through Central Illinois
The National Weather Service in Lincoln is advising people in Central Illinois to stay weather aware for high winds, heavy rain, possible tornado and heavy hail on Thursday. Tweets by NWSLincolnIL
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1% grocery tax to resume, gas tax to increase as new fiscal year begins July 1
Expiring temporary tax relief measures were aimed at curbing inflation
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Braver Angels hosts bipartisan talk between politicians and constituents in Rantoul
RANTOUL – On Wednesday, Republican and Democratic state lawmakers met with constituents at Rantoul Township High School to bridge political divides. The Bipartisan Constituent Conversation was hosted by Braver Angels Illinois. It was the first time public officials in Illinois attended one of the nonprofit’s events. “Our goal is to facilitate the conversation because so…
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Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor
The Supreme Court has ruled that colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
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217 Today: Champaign Police Department revitalizes engagement program after halting for pandemic
Thursday, June 29, 2023 Today’s headlines: Wildfire smoke from Canada continues to worsen Illinois’ air quality. A panel of Cook County commissioners green-lit a proposal Wednesday to provide fully paid parental leave for up to 12 weeks for their nearly 20,000 employees. Braver Angels Illinois brought Democrats and Republicans together last night for a bipartisan…
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Champaign police are finding new ways to engage with community youth
CHAMPAIGN – The Champaign Police Department began gathering in coffee shops about six years ago for their “Coffee with a Cop” program. This month, they launched a new youth-geared program – “Ice Pops with Cops.” Their most recent “Coffee With A Cop” event was June 6th at the Starbucks on S. Neil St. in Champaign. …
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Here’s why you better get used to a smoky stubborn summer in much of America
Neither the 235 out-of-control Canadian wildfires nor the stuck weather pattern that’s responsible for this mess of meteorological maladies are stubbornly showing no signs of relenting for the next week or longer.
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In Chicago visit, Biden heaps praise on Pritzker, touts economic recovery ahead of 2024
President hypes ‘Bidenomics,’ reclaiming term coined by critics
