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….
Former Norfolk, VA police chief Larry Boone has been appointed the next police chief of Urbana.
June 6, 2023 Today’s headlines: The new state budget includes more than $350 million to address homelessness in Illinois as part of the multi-year Home Illinois plan. Champaign County saw a nearly 57% increase in homelessness this January, according to the most recent Point-in-Time count. A US House subcommittee holds a hearing today on…
Neighborhood quality can make a big difference in the mental health of Black Americans over 10 years – even more than relationship quality.
Protections for noncitizens, criminal justice reform, education changes among bills passed in May.
DANVILLE — The newly minted Vermillion County Pride Coalition held its very first event on Saturday, June 3. A DJ, crafts, vendors, food, and much more filled Temple Plaza in downtown Danville for the first VC Pride Fest. The president of the VC Pride Coalition, Caylynne Dobbles, said that there was a need for some…
June 5, 2023 Today’s headlines: Danville held its very first annual LGBTQ Pride Fest on Saturday. Allerton Park kicked off its yearly concert series, starting with an LGBTQ Pride concert on Saturday. State lawmakers failed to get a new gun control measure passed during the recently closed spring session. Illinois residents who identify as Middle…
Central Illinois pride month events begin with events in Danville and Monticello on Saturday, June 3.
The Treasury Department had warned that the country would start running short of cash to pay all of its bills on Monday, a development that would have sent shockwaves through the U.S. and global economies.