Thursday, June 13, 2024 Today’s headlines: Cunningham Township says this fiscal year has been a record year for rental assistance. After a two-year experiment allowing the shot clock, the Illinois High School Association says it will adopt it for all boys and girls games starting in the 2026-27 school year. Three Ogle County Sheriff’s Deputies were shot…
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 Today’s headlines: Although Juneteenth falls on Wednesday of next week, many central Illinois communities will celebrate the historical moment this weekend. The woman accusing Terrence Shannon Jr. of rape took the stand in his trial yesterday. Jacqueline Teague is the new principal of Booker T. Washington STEM Academy in Champaign. The U.S….
Tuesday, June 12, 2024 Today’s headlines: The rape trial of Terrence Shannon Jr. begins later today. The Champaign Unit 4 school board swore in two new members yesterday. Illinois lawmakers just hit the brakes on the state’s burgeoning carbon capture and storage industry. Politicians and advocates are once again urging Congress to expand work permits…
Monday, June 10, 2024 Today’s headlines: Prentice Women’s Hospital at Northwestern in Chicago is so busy it’s cutting back on letting patients schedule when to be induced for labor. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Leader believes Illinois lawmakers will pass a bill giving the tribe title to a 1,500-acre park in DeKalb County – but…
Friday, June 7, 2024 Today’s headlines: The long overdue Farm Bill is finally making its way through Congress after the House Agriculture Committee recently advanced a proposal. Green Party presidential hopeful Jill Stein visited Champaign-Urbana to stump with a local Congressional candidate. One effort to change how the Illinois Prisoner Review Board handles medical release hearings made…
Thursday, June 6, 2024 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker eliminated the statewide, 1% grocery tax when he signed off on the state budget. The Illinois Maternal Health Task Force met to reflect on four years of efforts to reduce maternal health inequities in Illinois. Western Illinois University is in the market for a new president….
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 Today’s headlines: The University of Illinois Flash Index of the state’s economy fell slightly from April to May, to 102.6. 2022 statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation have shown a decrease in crime across Illinois, but the Chief of Police says that is not the case for Urbana anymore. The…
Tuesday, June 4, 2024 Today’s headlines: A popular state tax credit used by millions of Illinoisans will be going up for the 2024 tax year. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker joined Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey for a press conference yesterday to express their support for the Right to Contraception Act. A Sangamon County judge heard arguments Monday…
Monday, June 3, 2024 Today’s headlines: A meeting between veterans and representative Nikki Budzinski turned from public to private over the weekend after demonstrators made an appearance. U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says he’s not concerned about the impact on the November election of the guilty verdict in former President Donald Trump’s trial….
Friday, May 31, 2024 Today’s headlines: In Central Illinois, there are mixed reactions to former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict. Governor J.B. Pritzker says justice has been served by the guilty verdict on all counts in Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial. Illinois missed its chance to regulate delta-8 this spring. Earlier this week the…
Thursday, May 30, 2024 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers have ended their legislative session – though one proposed reform remains in limbo. The University of Illinois will host a new national center of research on railroads. Illinois lawmakers failed to advance a measure that would have strictly regulated the state’s hemp industry. Protesters from the Champaign-Urbana…
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Illinois House approved a $53 billion state budget early this morning – but passing the revenue package to help pay for it was difficult. Urbana is considering whether to expand its police force, based on a public safety study it commissioned. State lawmakers have approved a measure to pause the…
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 Today’s headlines: Local pro-Palestinian activists are demanding action from politicians after Israeli airstrikes killed dozens in a refugee camp in Rafah. The Illinois House heads back to Springfield today to put the finishing touches on the next fiscal year’s state budget. The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation is one step closer to reclaiming…
Friday, May 24, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Champaign County Board voted to censure County Auditor George Danos on Thursday for unprofessional conduct and failure to do his job as a watchdog. Democratic lawmakers in Springfield are hoping to expand protections for patients seeking abortion services in Illinois. Public special education day schools in Illinois could…
Thursday, May 23, 2024 Today’s headlines: There have been several measures aimed at protecting workers’ rights that have come before Illinois state lawmakers this Spring. The Champaign County Board may censure its own county auditor tonight. Former Texas Longhorn Defensive Back Terrance Brooks joined the Illinois football team earlier this week. In today’s deep dive,…