Miller says she will vote against debt limit deal
Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL15) says she will not support the debt ceiling deal negotiated by President Biden and House Speaker McCarthy.
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217 Today: Indigenous-led groups advocate legal rights for natural entities
May 30, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers approved a $50.4 billion spending plan early Saturday morning. A measure to make most businesses include salary information in job postings is now heading to the governor’s desk. The site of a school district building could become downtown Urbana’s next commercial development. Memorial Day is a day for…
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Urbana city and school officials hope to redevelop the site of a downtown school district building.
With Urbana School District 116 administrative headquarters moving elsewhere, the district wants to sell the property to the city, which would then tear it down and seek a commercial developer for the site.
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Loved ones remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice on Memorial Day
The Danville National Cemetery Memorial Day ceremony included a wreath-laying, performances by the Danville Municipal Band, and a 21-gun salute by the American Legion Post #210.
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Hospitals have a fast-acting drug to help stroke victims — if they seek treatment in time
More hospitals are turning to a drug called TNKase — a brand name for tenecteplase — to break up the blood clots that threaten stroke victims. It’s a less expensive and much faster acting drug than previous treatments. But patients get the benefit only if they seek treatment quickly, within the first hours after a stroke occurs.
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After years of planning, a casino opens in Danville
Nearly a year after a groundbreaking ceremony, a new casino opened to the public for the first time on Saturday in Danville’s Eastgate area. Initially, the casino will be open eight hours a day, closed on Tuesdays.
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Debt-ceiling deal: What’s in and what’s out of the agreement to avert US default
A source familiar with the deal says it would keep non-defense spending roughly flat in the 2024 fiscal year and increase it by 1% the following year, as well as provide for a two-year debt-limit increase.
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Tina Turner, ‘Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll’ whose triumphant career made her world-famous, dies at 83
Turner’s manager says she died Wednesday after a long illness in her home in Küsnacht near Zurich.
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Biden says debt deal ‘very close’ with default deadline now set at June 5
An upbeat President Joe Biden says a deal to resolve the government’s debt ceiling crisis seems “very close.”
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Legislature approves bill to tighten restrictions on red-light camera industry
Bill hailed as first step toward broader ethics reform.
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217 Today: Illinois’ New Philadelphia becomes a national park
Friday, May 26, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Illinois Senate has passed a state budget after multiple delays. Officials delayed action on a plan to tap $51 million dollars to assist thousands of asylum seekers living in Chicago city shelters. A longtime state social service agency — with a large presence in central Illinois — is changing…
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State budget clears first hurdle with Senate vote — but elected school board map hits possible stall until next year
The plodding along on the state budget could still see the Illinois House passing the $50.6 billion spending plan by Friday.
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Senate Democrats send budget to House, teeing it up for early Saturday morning vote
Measure came to vote after frenzied two days of closed-door negotiations.
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Six pieces of modern ledger art by Josh Atcheynum now on display at Spurlock Museum
Six figures dance across a set of old documents at the Spurlock Museum at the University of Illinois. This is called ledger art, and it’s part of a new exhibit about modern Native American culture called “Welcome to the Pow-wow.”
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Lawmakers OK bill to limit constitutional lawsuits to Cook, Sangamon County
Democrats accuse plaintiffs of ‘venue shopping’ in suits challenging COVID-19 orders, weapons ban.
