Officials in Urbana have tabled an ordinance that would require the city’s police department to seek approval before purchasing and using surveillance technology, including license plate readers, facial recognition software, drones, social media analytics software, mobile X-Rays and tools used to gain access to a mobile device.
Renowned Indian musician Zakir Hussain, who died this week, performed twice in Urbana within the last few years.
Ex-state Rep. Eddie Acevedo was forced to take the stand during the Madigan trial despite objections over his dementia.
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about the barriers women face as they try to break into the sport of hunting.
Sam Banks is the third Champaign Unit 4 school board member to resign this year. All three have cited unproductive tensions in the group.
The new strategy aims to pinpoint where bird flu exists in the U.S. and halt its spread. There have been hundreds of cases in cattle and dozens in humans.
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn how expensive college has become and how a group of state politicians and advocates plans to change that.
From the tone and tenor of Black holiday music, what brings the spirit more than sounds that bring a community together?
A group of teachers have published a report through the nonprofit Teach Plus asking the General Assembly to provide guidance to schools “with urgency.”
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn about a new climate-friendly way builders are using wood.
After nearly a dozen years working for Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, Tom Cullen went out on his own in 1999, building up a lengthy roster of diverse – and often high-paying – clients that kept him busy.
Central Illinoisans woke up to freezing temperatures Thursday morning with light snow expected to fall starting in the afternoon.
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn more about the efforts to increase biodiversity in east-central Illinois.
The Midwest has seen an incredible loss of native prairies and wetlands over the past few centuries. The changes have been driven primarily by farming and urban sprawl. But in east-central Illinois, several initiatives aim to bring back native ecosystems.
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