Friday, June 9, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers recently passed a bill aimed at protecting out-of-state patients coming here to seek abortion care. Two officers were placed on paid administrative leave while investigations into the killing of a Rantoul man continue. The proposed site of an abortion clinic in Danville has been attacked – again….
Because this is Gola’s first performance in the United States as a solo artist, people are traveling to Champaign-Urbana from across the country to see the performances this weekend.
DANVILLE — A proposed abortion clinic in Danville has been attacked — again. On May 20, an Illinois man drove his car into the clinic and has been charged with attempted arson by federal authorities. Abortion is still legal in the state. “Attacks like this are designed to intimidate and terrorize us out of providing…
Multiple detectives are investigating a fatal officer involved shooting in Rantoul.
Former President Donald Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
As wildfires burn in eastern Canada, smoke and pollutants drift over the heavily impacted Northeast and into the Midwest. Poor air quality levels in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska, may be hurting people with more sensitive breathing conditions. Some healthcare providers in the Midwest say they are seeing more respiratory illnesses in the past few…
Thursday, June 8, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a budget yesterday that he calls balanced and compassionate. Detectives from several jurisdictions are investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting in Rantoul. The LGBTQ rights organization Human Rights Campaign has declared a national state of emergency for all queer people in the United States, citing…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has traveled the state this week to tout the budget’s funding of his Smart Start initiative, a focal point of his 2024 budget aimed at improving access to preschool, increasing funding for child care providers and investing in early childhood facilities. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed his fifth budget — a…
The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule this month on the fate of affirmative action in college admissions. Justices are considering two cases challenging the consideration of race, including one that alleges discrimination against Asian American applicants. For decades Asian American students have been cast, often unwillingly, as victims of affirmative action policies meant…
The pallid sturgeons outlasted dinosaurs, but human changes to the Missouri River nearly wiped out the prehistoric fish. Some experts think the fish’s struggle could signal larger problems on the Big Muddy, especially as climate change accelerates. Every day in the spring and fall when water temperatures are right, a team of scientists meet at…
Pence is staking his presidential hopes on Iowa as he becomes the first vice president in modern history to take on the commander-in-chief with whom he served.
June 7, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois is one of 10 states on a securities task force that’s pursuing legal action against the crypto-currency platform Coin-base for allegedly violating securities laws. A coalition of clergy sex abuse victims and their advocates are demanding more information and transparency after the release of a report from the Illinois…
The measure, introduced in May with bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, would require automakers to include AM radios in their vehicles.
Dozens gather for pride event at Allerton Park and Retreat Center.
Kansas wheat farmers will reap the smallest harvest in more than 60 years. Persistent drought withered much of the crop. SYLVAN GROVE, Kansas — Kansas is “the wheat state,” the officially adopted moniker that embraces its place as the country’s breadbasket. Tall white grain elevators, some decorated with wheat murals, loom over tiny farm towns….