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.
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Top Democrats announce budget ‘deal,’ but details are scant as last-minute negotiations continue
Gov. JB Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they’ve agreed to a framework for next year’s roughly $50 billion state spending plan, even as negotiations continued in the final stretch of lawmakers’ already-extended spring legislative session.
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217 Today: Indigenous art challenges stereotypes and displays modern culture at Spurlock Museum
Thursday, May 25, 2023 Today’s headlines: Budget talks in Springfield are delayed once again, despite the governor and top legislative leaders announcing an agreement for a state spending plan. This summer a state commission is set to release recommendations on a funding formula for public universities. But, Illinois has never had one. A dust storm…
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Statewide task force aims to decrease barriers for immigrants in Illinois
These are a few of the recommendations in a new report by the state’s Immigrant Impact Task Force, a group created by the General Assembly in 2021 to help immigrant communities.
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217 Today: Illinois city looks to bring people together through arts and culture
May 24, 2023 Today’s headlines: A northern Illinois man accused of driving his car into a building proposed for use as an abortion clinic in Danville, missed his federal court appearance yesterday. An investigation by the state attorney general found the Catholic Church in Illinois did not report hundreds of priests and other clergy members…
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Federal complaint charges Illinois man with attempted arson of Danville’s proposed abortion clinic
DANVILLE — A northern Illinois man accused of driving his car into a building proposed for use as an abortion clinic in Danville was scheduled to appear in federal court in Urbana Tuesday afternoon. Philip Buyno, 73, of Prophetstown faces a federal complaint of attempted arson. Buyno drove his car into the building with containers…
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Catholic church in Illinois vastly underreported clergy sex abuse, Kwame Raoul finds
According to the results of a state investigation announced Tuesday by Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul, the six Catholic dioceses in the state failed to acknowledge hundreds of allegedly abusive priests and other religious figures.
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217 Today: Dual credit is blurring the line between high school and higher ed
May 23, 2023 Today’s headlines: An Illinois man has been charged with burglary and conspiracy to commit arson, after allegedly driving his car into a proposed abortion clinic in Danville on Saturday. Illinois state lawmakers have passed a measure cracking down on the firearms industry. Centennial High School in Champaign has a new principal. A…
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A popular football video game will be back next year – and University of Illinois players may be characters.
University of Illinois INFLUENCE Program (NIL) Coordinator Kamron Cox anticipates athletes will opt to participate in the game and will get a few hundred dollars for doing so.
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Centennial High School in Champaign has a new principal after a viral video and sudden resignation
Current Franklin STEAM Academy Principal Sara Sanders was asked by Champaign Unit 4 Superintendent Shelia Boozer to take on the role.
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217 Today: AP is growing faster in Illinois than any other state
May 22, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers have yet to reach a deal on a state budget and are expected to be back at the statehouse this week. State senators have passed a measure aimed at protecting license plate data of people driving from other states to receive abortion care. A plan to bury the…
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Memorial services Friday remembered police officers killed on duty in Champaign, Champaign County
At the Police and Fire Memorial in Champaign’s West Side Park, a ceremony remembered the three Champaign police officers — Christopher Oberheim, Robert Tatman and Thomas Dodsworth — who were killed on duty over the years.
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217 Today: Graduating Illinois seniors faced a disrupted high school experience from COVID-19
Friday, May 19, 2023 Today’s headlines: Friday was supposed to be the last session day for Illinois lawmakers. But, it’ll take longer to push a state budget over the finish line. Illinois lawmakers passed a measure Thursday that would allow unlimited punitive damages in wrongful death lawsuits. A 27-foot tall replica of the Statue of…
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Student organization aims to diversify music for local campus community
URBANA – Andrea Maldonado is a senior studying music education at the University of Illinois. She plays the violin and was performing Latin American music prior to going to college. While the curriculum is great, Maldonado wanted more, so she decided to start her own ensemble. “And I talked to Danny who I also knew…
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217 Today: University of Illinois music ensemble embraces their Latin American culture
Thursday, May 18, 2023 Today’s headlines: The U.S. Supreme Court says Illinois can – for now – keep in place a new law that bans the sale of certain semi-automatic guns and large-capacity magazines. A working group will present a rough draft of a new statewide literacy plan to the Illinois State Board of Education…
