Pritzker signs bills altering Illinois’ health insurance market
Legislation authorizes state-based marketplace, rate review
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217 Today: NIU ‘Heart of Hearing’ team helps Ukrainian refugees with hearing loss
June 28, 2023 Today’s headlines: The federal government is awarding Illinois more than $1 billion to start expanding broadband access to homes and businesses that don’t have it. The Chicago Bears’ CEO said he is exploring options outside Arlington Heights for a new stadium complex. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed a bill creating a state-based marketplace for health…
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Decatur school board decides to move all Dennis Lab students together after structural issues
The Decatur Public Schools board voted Tuesday to install three mobile buildings at Garfield Learning Academy, instead of the one they initially approved. That will allow all 500 Dennis Lab students to move there together, as requested by parents. Earlier this month, engineers found the Dennis Lab buildings were not structurally sound.
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Canadian wildfires are causing unhealthy air quality again in Central Illinois
A National Weather Service meteorologist says fires in northern Quebec and low pressure over the eastern Great Lakes are sending smoke to Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Republican and Democratic lawmakers will discuss differences in Rantoul on Thursday
RANTOUL – Braver Angels Illinois, the non-profit organization that works to bridge the divide in the political climate, is holding an event to bring Democratic and Republican voters together for a civil discussion. On Wednesday, June 28 at 5:30 p.m., Braver Angels will hold a Bipartisan Constituent Conversation at Rantoul Township High School. For the…
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China owns 380,000 acres of land in the U.S. Here’s where
In 2021, a Chinese company bought land near an Air Force base in Grand Forks, N.D., sending lawmakers into a frenzy. Lawmakers feared that China, which many policymakers view as a strategic adversary even though it’s the country’s top trading partner outside North America, could gain control over the U.S. food and energy supply, as…
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217 Today: Bird flu has ravaged U.S. poultry. Now a vaccine could be on the way
June 27, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District will receive $6.6 million to buy new hybrid buses. For the first time, the group Braver Angels Illinois is bringing together a state Democrat and a Republican to talk with their constituents. A new city council member in southern Illinois says she went through a painful…
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St. Louis-to-Chicago Amtrak route begins faster service
$2 billion project covers speed increase, safety upgrades, new cars
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Starbucks employees in Urbana strike over LGBTQ and economic concerns
Urbana Starbucks workers are picketing.
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217 Today: Black nurses need us to talk about racism in health care and address it
June 26, 2023 Today’s headlines: Emergency dispatchers in McLean County say they’ve seen a significant spike in accidental 911 calls in recent weeks — and they suspect the Android mobile operating system is to blame. Across the nation, Starbucks workers have gone on strike to protest the company’s policy on pride decorations. A state lawmaker…
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Researchers work to improve cancer imaging
University of Illinois researchers are working on a way to make it easier to locate and remove cancerous tumors in the body. When it comes to locating tumors to extract them during surgery, doctors currently inject nanoparticles into the body that are supposed to help them find the cancerous tissue during an imaging scan. But…
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One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, CU activists focus on joy
As the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to an abortion approaches, Champaign-Urbana abortion rights activists are celebrating. The event on Sunday afternoon is called “Acts of Joyful Insurrection” and will focus on finding joy and moving forward as a community. “We’re really trying to…
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217 Today: Catholic abortion doulas say their faith doesn’t contradict their work
Friday, June 23, 2023 Today’s headlines: As pandemic-era policies around Medicaid renewals end, Illinois providers are working to make sure no one gets left behind. A state audit shows a healthcare coverage program for Illinois kids has, again, lost millions in federal matching dollars due to clerical errors. Illinois Senate President Don Harmon says the…
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Decatur’s Dennis Lab students to move to Garfield to avoid structural issues at home school
DECATUR — Kindergarten through 6th graders from Dennis Lab School in Decatur now know where they will attend school in the fall – Garfield Learning Academy. Decatur Public Schools announced last week that it would close both Dennis buildings for a year after engineers found they were not structurally sound. Students were already on summer…
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217 Today: Trees climb up cities’ priority lists after a boost in federal climate funding
Thursday, June 22, 2023 Today’s headlines: Advocates are taking to the streets, urging Illinois officials not to freeze enrollment in a healthcare coverage program for undocumented immigrants. Some Midwestern cities are putting conservation measures in place to keep their water supplies from drying up as the drought rages on. The National Guard in Illinois say…
