Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 Today’s headlines: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg praised Bloomington-Normal during a weekend visit for standing at the forefront of the emerging electric vehicle industry. Poultry producers across the Midwest are on high alert. That’s after avian influenza was detected in a commercial turkey flock in Indiana last week. The Illinois men’s…
Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 Today’s headlines: The case of missing Illinois State University Student Jelani Day may result in a new law that would require coroners and medical examiners to contact the FBI if a body remains unidentified for more than three days. The City of Champaign has been working on equity and engagement for a long…
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says the statewide indoor mask mandate is ending on Feb, 28 in most places. Masks will still be required on public transportation, in hospitals and in K-12 schools. Illinois Republicans aren’t happy the governor plans on February 28th to lift the statewide indoor mask mandate…
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Wednesday intends to announce plans to lift the indoor mask mandate that has been in place since August. A bill to protect possible victims of sexual assault and harassment has passed the U.S. House and will now go to the Senate. Unit 4 announced after the Champaign teachers’…
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 Today’s headlines: Governor J.B. Pritzker is fighting a Sangamon County judge’s decision late last week that found Illinois’ K-12 school mask mandate is an overstep of the governor’s executive authority. Danville School District 118 students are still required to wear masks when they return to their classrooms Tuesday. A clinic for…
Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 Today’s headlines: A lawyer is predicting far-reaching impact in schools from a big legal defeat for Governor J.B. Pritzker on COVID-19. Area school districts are reacting differently to the judge’s ruling on Friday about mask mandates in schools. With high COVID-19 case numbers at the University of Illinois, some graduate students are…
Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Illinois State Police says that almost 2,000 motorists have called for assistance across Illinois since the snowstorm began early Wednesday morning. When a Vermilion county woman tried to take her dog to the vet yesterday, the normally short trip took a lot longer on a snow-packed highway. Governor…
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 Today’s headlines: Most roads across Illinois are completely covered in snow and ice, despite around-the-clock efforts from state and municipal agencies to keep roadways plowed and clear. Champaign County stopped plowing snow off rural roads at sundown last night. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says the state is better off financially than…
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 Today’s headlines: State officials are advising people to stay off the roads as much as possible the next couple of days during the winter storm. Snow crews across Champaign County are working twelve-hour shifts to clear the roads. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker isn’t letting a snowstorm derail his push for tax…
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 Today’s headlines: A major winter storm could drop around a foot of snow on Champaign County and other parts of central Illinois from Tuesday into Thursday. Truck drivers crossing the U.S.-Canada border — in either direction — are now required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine. Lawmakers in Springfield will consider legislation that would…
Monday, Jan. 31, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker intends to offer potential savings for voters in a new election-year budget. Illinois joined a growing number of states when it enacted a 2019 law to help military members and their spouses get professional licenses more quickly. The air in rural areas may be as…
Friday, Jan. 28, 2022 Today’s headlines: Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring after nearly 30 years. President Joe Biden pledged during his campaign that he intends to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court. A recent study finds that the teacher shortage in Illinois school districts has worsened. Illinois lawmakers will hold a…
Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022 Today’s headlines: Champaign teachers are willing to strike over Unit 4’s latest contract offer, which would extend the elementary school day by 50 minutes. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday $220 million for projects to improve transit systems and ports outside of the Chicago area. A new study suggests CBD, the non-psychoactive ingredient of…
Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2022 Today’s headlines: Senator Dick Durbin says the United States will not put up with a Russian attempt to invade Ukraine. Two Illinois companies have proposed pipelines that would store carbon deep underground in Illinois, which could help offset carbon emissions. Because of the forecasted wind chills and a lack of school…
Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker vetoed a bill that would have required school districts to give paid time off for COVID-related absences. But, the governor has agreed with teachers unions to introduce similar legislation. More than 350 Champaign teachers rallied Monday over contract negotiations, and they’ll vote Wednesday about authorizing…