DeShawn Williams sworn in as next mayor of Urbana
Williams is a banker and former Champaign County Treasurer. He will officially take office after the Urbana City Council meeting on May 5.
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NPR stations targeted for cuts by Trump have provided lifelines to listeners during disasters
Now, public radio stations are being targeted for cuts by President Donald Trump, who this week signed an executive order aimed at slashing public subsidies to NPR and PBS, alleging “bias” in the broadcasters’ reporting.
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A Dialogue with incoming Urbana mayor DeShawn Williams on plans for the city
After a two-year campaign, DeShawn Williams will be the first Black mayor of Urbana. Hear what he has in store as he prepares to be sworn in.
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Chancellor Robert Jones addresses departure from U of I, DEI pushback and equity gaps on campus
What does it take to lead one of the top public universities in the country? Chancellor Robert Jones shares what he’s learned during his time at the university.
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Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan dies at 91. He halted executions and went to prison for corruption
SPRINGFIELD — Former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, disgraced by a corruption scandal that landed him in prison yet heralded by some for clearing the state’s death row, has died. He was 91. Kankakee County Coroner Robert Gessner, a family friend, said Ryan died Friday afternoon at his home in Kankakee, where he was receiving hospice…
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How Medicaid work requirements would affect people in Midwest states
Thousands of Midwesterners obtained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. A federal work requirement would force states to enforce a policy that could cause a loss of benefits caused by administrative errors and red tape.
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Man sentenced to 53 years in prison in hate-crime attack on Palestinian American boy, mother
JOLIET — An Illinois landlord who killed a 6-year-old Muslim boy and severely injured the boy’s mother in a brutal hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison. Joseph Czuba, 73, was found guilty in February of murder, attempted murder and hate-crime charges in the death…
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Plan to overhaul higher education funding meets U of I opposition
A plan to overhaul the way Illinois funds public universities is running into stiff opposition from the state’s largest higher education institution, the University of Illinois System.
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UPDATE: University of Illinois confirms international student visas have been restored
The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign said in an email that all affected international students have been notified about the reversal.
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217 Today: Incoming Urbana mayor DeShawn Williams hopes to unite the city
In today’s deep dive, we’ll hear from Diane Marlin as she wraps up her time in office, and from mayor-elect DeShawn Williams as he prepares to become Urbana’s new mayor.
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Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
The order instructs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and other federal agencies “to cease Federal funding for NPR and PBS” and further requires that that they work to root out indirect sources of public financing for the news organizations.
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Incoming Urbana mayor DeShawn Williams hopes to unite the city
Williams will be sworn in on May 3. IPM’s Kimberly Schofield asked him what it means for him to be Urbana’s first Black mayor, how he hopes to bring the city together and why he plans to spend a lot of time with youth.
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‘This is like leaving home for us’: Chancellor Robert Jones on departure from U of I, Trump targeting higher ed, and leading through COVID
Jones will soon head to the University of Washington in Seattle. He starts on August 1, 2025.
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Four children still hospitalized while Chatham mourns four who died in crash
As a central Illinois community mourns the deaths of three children and a teen counselor killed Monday when a vehicle crashed into the building that housed their after-school program, it has rallied around survivors.
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2025 Market at the Square in Urbana to feature 150 vendors
Urbana’s Market at the Square’s 2025 season will get underway Saturday.
