Urbana schools equity audit finds identity-based bullying rampant
In a survey of about one-thousand students, about half said they had been the victim of hurtful comments. Over half thought bullying was a problem at school.
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217 Today: Illinois crops in need of precipitation after recent drought conditions
June 21, 2023 Today’s headlines: One U of I grad was attacked and another was killed in Germany last week. The congressional debt ceiling agreement capped federal housing assistance program spending for the new fiscal year. Latino lawmakers in Illinois are encouraging undocumented immigrants to sign up for state-supported healthcare coverage before it’s too late. Urbana students report…
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Stalled bills include repeal of subminimum wage for disabled workers, BIPA reform
Several measure could be revived in legislature’s fall veto session
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Women pushed into ravine at German castle were recent University of Illinois graduates
The Rev. Mark Zhang of Living Water Evangelical Church in Naperville, Illinois, said Tuesday that Eva Liu’s parents confirmed to him that she was killed after a Michigan man attacked her and Kelsey Chang while they were hiking near Neuschwanstein castle June 14.
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Trees climb up cities’ priority lists after getting a $1.5 billion boost in federal climate funding
Driving along the Rock River, Mitch Leatherbie, a street superintendent for the city of Rockford, Illinois, spots a pair of trees he considers survivors. “There’s two ash trees, right, they’re still standing,” said Leatherbie. “… Those were just a couple of them that we kept.” In the early 2000s, Rockford lost approximately 5,000 ash trees…
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217 Today: New provost comes to U of I after increasing diverse enrollment, long political science career
June 20, 2023 Today’s headlines: A Democratic Illinois Congressman says lawmakers need to do more to prevent mass shootings. Illinois police departments can now use drones to patrol parades and other special events. An Illinois prison watchdog is calling on the state to act faster to meet its own goal of closing all youth prisons….
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Illinois expands use of police surveillance drones
New law allows event surveillance, building inspections, search and rescue
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Tourist killed, 2nd injured after being shoved into ravine near famous German castle were reportedly U. of. I graduates
German police say they have arrested a 30-year-old American man in the attack at Neuschwanstein castle Wednesday.
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Mulling run for Congress, farmer Bailey sows seeds for support from indicted Trump: ‘It’s an hon
Fresh from his front-row seat at Donald Trump’s post-arraignment political rally, downstate farmer Darren Bailey on Wednesday pledged his full-throated support for the former president — ahead of the former state senator’s own expected attempt at a political comeback. “It’s an honor to stand with this man,” Bailey wrote on Facebook above a photo of…
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After violence at a pop-up party on Sunday left 9 injured, Champaign considers how to prevent future violence
CHAMPAIGN — Neighbors and social workers gathered at the Douglass Annex Thursday to discuss violence at parties that pop up after bars close. Some wanted curfews and security cameras. Middle school teacher Rhonda Harris suggested the city host its own safe version with police and chaperones. “We can have a controlled area, like a parking…
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217 Today: The complex landscape of Juneteenth emotions within the Black community
Friday, June 16, 2023 Today’s headlines: Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a law limiting constitutional challenges to Cook or Sangamon County. Indigenous farmers in the Midwest are sharing their knowledge about regenerative agriculture. After shootings and car crashes at a pop-up party on Sunday left 9 injured, Champaign considers how to prevent future violence. Some in the…
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Central Illinois commemorates Juneteenth with Block Parties, History Bus, Bike Ride
MTD will hold its first Juneteeth Block party on Friday, June 16 in downtown Champaign.
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217 Today: Illinois continues to enact abortion protections a year after Roe v. Wade reversal
Thursday, June 15, 2023 Today’s headlines: An Illinois lawmaker wants to tax and regulate a popular hemp derivative that’s already widely sold in stores. The Illinois state capitol building is in the midst of a $300 million makeover. The first ever Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Juneteenth Block Party will be held this Friday at the…
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Recent shootings in the C-U area are a prime topic at a Community Coalition meeting.
Meetings of the Champaign Community Coalition include regular reports from local police departments. And at Wednesday’s meeting, those reports were dominated by reports of shootings. “I think it’s fair to say that it’s been a sad and busy couple of weeks, leading up to today,” said Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuerman, addressing the gathering local…
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Danville abortion clinic plans to open despite city ban and two attacks
Abortion clinic owner in Danville plans to open despite two attacks on building.
