Providers, unions call for pay increase for staff serving individuals with developmental disabilities
Advocates differ on language requiring strict pass-through of state funding to staff.
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Businesses lobby governor, Statehouse leaders in Springfield
Manufacturers, retailers hold joint convention as lawmakers enter final stretch.
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Legal abortions in the U.S. dropped 6% after Roe fell, despite an uptick in some states
Some days, the phones at the Trust Women Wichita clinic ring nonstop, and staff are unable to keep up. Since the U.S. Supreme Court ended federal protections for abortion last summer, the clinic has had a math problem: too many patients desperate for care with limited time and resources to see them. “We are averaging…
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217 Today: Illinois colleges expand cannabis classes
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 Today’s headlines: The case against four former Commonwealth Edison executives and lobbyists is now in the hands of a federal jury. Southern Illinois University trustees will vote on next year’s tuition and fee schedules when they meet this week in Carbondale. The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to keep the abortion…
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Carbon capture technology draws the attention of lawmakers, environmental advocates
Lawmakers consider new regulations of the technology as projects seek approval.
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‘Corrupt influence’ or ‘collateral damage’? Jury to decide fate of ‘ComEd Four’
Bribery trial comes to a close after attorneys have last words.
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217 Today: Climate change affects largest maple syrup producer in Illinois
Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Today’s headlines: Republicans in the Illinois Senate say they want a chance for their legislation to be heard – particularly when it comes to victims’ rights. Cook County Health has received nearly $1 million to replace aging equipment for the most vulnerable newborns. A new student ensemble at the University of…
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Biden announces 2024 reelection bid: ‘Let’s finish this job’
The Democratic president is asking voters to give him more time to “finish the job” he began when he was sworn into office and set aside their concerns about extending the run of America’s oldest president for another four years.
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Gettin’ to It: The Jazz Life of Christian McBride
URBANA – Jazz legend Christian McBride visited the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana campus in Spring 2022. He spent the majority of the week working with students in the School of Music through masterclasses, culminating in a performance of his work, “The Movement Revisited: A Musical Portrait of Four Icons,” at Krannert Center for the Performing…
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Local organizations attend online forum to discuss housing needs for immigrant families
Local organizations that help provide housing for new immigrant families in Champaign-Urbana are seeing an increase in need. The C-U Immigration Forum is a local group that discusses the concerns of immigrants in Champaign County. The group hosted an online forum this week, inviting different organizations for a conversation on the housing shortage in Champaign-Urbana,…
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217 Today: Piatt County Board rejects wind farm proposal
Monday, April 24, 2023 Today’s headlines: Closing arguments are expected to begin on Monday in one of Illinois’ most consequential corruption trials of the past decade. Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition calling for a federal recall of some KIA and Hyundai cars after they said the companies failed to take steps to…
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Piatt County wind farm opponents face off against a new state law encouraging their construction.
Voters in the central Illinois county of about 16,000 rejected wind farms in general, in an advisory referendum that the county board had placed on the April 4 ballot.
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Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues. The justices on Friday granted emergency requests from the Biden administration and New York-based Danco Laboratories, maker of the drug mifepristone.
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After promising to run the former Champaign County Nursing Home for at least ten years, its owner has filed plans to close it after five.
The owner of the former Champaign County Nursing Home has filed plans with state regulators to close the facility in two months, despite an agreement with the county to operate it as a nursing home for at least another five years.
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217 Today: Some Illinois schools are ‘growing their own’ principals to deal with staffing shortages
Friday, April 21, 2023 Today’s headlines: “Safe, alive, and out of prison.” Those are the goals for victims of crime and those who commit them, according to a year-old Davenport police initiative. Illinois House Republicans are worried the state is spending too much on healthcare for undocumented immigrants. The Urbana Board of Education has unanimously approved…
