Thursday, March 2, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers are trying to hold rideshare companies to the same legal standard of care as more traditional modes of transportation. About two-thirds of all Illinois applicants in President Biden’s $400 billion debt forgiveness program were accepted. The largest nonprofit club at the University of Illinois says it’s set to raise…
URBANA – The Urbana City Council is expected to officially award almost $10 million in federal pandemic relief money on Feb. 27. Mayor Diane Wolfe Marlin said the proposed plan includes investing in improvements to community health, access to food and recreation. “These funds were distributed to cities to help cities themselves recover from COVID-19,…
Friday, February 24, 2023 Today’s headlines: More than 400 workers at Akorn Pharmaceuticals’ Decatur plant were laid off Thursday after the company filed for chapter seven bankruptcy after years of financial problems. A play meant to teach kids about Black history is coming to the Krannert Center for Performing Arts this Saturday as it nears…
Thursday, February 23, 2023 Today’s headlines: An asbestos problem at a local elementary school led the Urbana school board to vote Tuesday night to close it this summer. Illinois police recruits must now complete training on the importance of gathering and analyzing evidence to avoid wrongful convictions. The University of Illinois hosted a Mardi Gras…
Friday, February 17, 2023 Today’s headlines: An East St. Louis’ early childhood education center could be a model for others across the state. Urbana school officials say they’re considering closing Wiley Elementary at the end of this school year to carry out renovations and address problems with asbestos. Three candidates are running in the Champaign…
Thursday, February 16, 2023 Today’s headlines: Education took center stage in the governor’s budget proposal. Illinois higher education leaders are reacting favorably to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s budget address Wednesday. The University of Illinois Police Department is reviewing Monday’s shooting at Michigan State University to see if changes need to be made to their response plans….
DANVILLE – The Vermilion County Bobcats made national headlines after failing to show at a game against the Quad City Storm on Feb. 5. Just days later, the Bobcats released a statement on Twitter announcing the team was ceasing operations effective immediately. The team did not respond to requests for comment. Jamie Gooch, who was…
Friday, February 10, 2023 Today’s headlines: An investigation by ProPublica found universities nationwide are decades behind on returning Native American ancestral remains as required by law. Construction is set to begin in the coming weeks on an H-Mart Korean grocery store in Urbana. University of Illinois researchers have developed a new method of gathering biological…
Thursday, February 9, 2023 Today’s headlines: A measure at the Illinois Statehouse would require kids under DCFS’s care to have a lawyer representing what the children want during abuse and neglect proceedings. The Champaign County Association of Realtors hosted a forum this week to inform landlords about the state’s new Source of Income Law which works…
CHAMPAIGN — Gerald McWorter — a professor in African American Studies at the University of Illinois — said he grew up hearing stories about his great-great-grandfather, Frank McWorter. “Free Frank,” a former slave who bought his own freedom, founded New Philadelphia, Illinois in 1836. The town was an incorporated town for fifty years — and…
Friday, February 2, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Illinois Attorney General’s office has filed a lawsuit against companies that make PFAS – a highly toxic group of chemicals. The Illinois Mental Health Task Force launched its action plan Thursday to help the large percentage of people in the court system who struggle with mental health. The Piatt County…
Thursday, February 2, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is seeking more information about revisions to a national high school course on African American History that were released yesterday. Governor Pritzker signed legislation last week setting new standards for wind and solar farms that county boards must follow. The University of Illinois opened a…
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Friday, January 27, 2023 Today’s headlines: A state government task force is recommending Illinois lawmakers create ways for people serving long prison terms to get resentenced. The Natural Land Institute is filing another federal lawsuit against Chicago Rockford International Airport because their planned expansion includes building a road through a prairie that’s home to an…
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 Today’s headlines: The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for much of east central Illinois on Tuesday but canceled it by Wednesday afternoon. Thirty-two-year-old Tyler Wayne Massengill of Chillicothe faces a federal arson charge in connection with the firebombing of the Peoria Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this month. The Illinois…