Author: Stephanie Mosqueda

August 31, 2023 Today’s headlines: The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is currently in the process of creating its own nuclear reactors. Next week’s Ellnora Guitar Festival features performers like Andy Summers, formerly of The Police. Illinois’ House Republican leader doesn’t want current or former elected officials to be able to use campaign funds to pay for…

August 30, 2023 Today’s headlines: A community collaborative is working to assess the needs of people who are struggling to receive long-term care in Champaign County. Illinois’ governor is asking the Biden administration to allow the thousands of migrants in Chicago who are seeking asylum to hold jobs. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced more funding…

August 25, 2023 Today’s headlines: Some central Illinois schools are staying closed today as the heat wave continues. Illinois is the first state to pass a law giving rights and protections to young people that have found their calling as social media influencers. It only took a federal jury five hours to convict a top…

August 24, 2023 Today’s headlines: Champaign, Danville and Urbana Schools close Thursday due to heat. The University of Illinois has conducted research on how the effects of heat could be lessened in the future. University of Illinois graduate and actor Nick Offerman will return to campus this weekend to raise money for the U of I’s…

August 23, 2023 Today’s headlines: Decatur teaching assistants have been without a contract since June. The School Board for Urbana School District 116 has a new recommendation on what to do with Wiley Elementary School after it reopens. Planned Parenthood of Illinois says they are gearing up for more patients coming from Indiana as the…

August 18, 2023 Today’s headlines: A shelter for unhoused men is set to open later this month in Urbana and some residents are voicing concerns for their safety.  The head of Illinois’ Republican Party says there’s a key strategy they should embrace if they hope to win in Illinois. Another phase of Illinois’s largest road project…

August 17, 2023 Today’s headlines: One of the ramps feeding traffic to I-57 from I-74 is about to close for a long time. Urbana’s new police chief says he has many plans for the city’s future – in addition to what he’s already implemented. Illinois Democrats hope to use their resume of the past four-plus years to…

August 16, 2023 Today’s headlines:  Thomas Paine Elementary School is opening its doors for the first day of school today with its newly renovated and expanded facilities. Federal student loan borrowers will have to resume repayment this fall, after getting a break during COVID. Three former staff members of Northwestern University’s baseball team filed suit against…

August 15, 2023 Today’s headlines: Garden Hills Academy in Champaign re-opened as a pre-K-through-eight school — adding early childhood and middle school grades to the former elementary school. Governor JB Pritzker’s administration and the labor union AFSCME agreed last month to raise state employee wages by almost 18% over four years. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s…

August 14, 2023 Today’s headlines: Today is the first day of school for many children in central Illinois — and some are walking into new classrooms.  Democratic state officials are applauding the Illinois supreme court for its ruling on Friday upholding the state’s ban on semi-automatic firearms. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says the latest revelations about…

August 9, 2023 Today’s headlines: More than two dozen local agencies gathered at the Rantoul Family Sports Complex Tuesday evening for a Family Resource Fair. Hospitals in Illinois will be required to screen uninsured patients to see if they qualify for financial aid under a new state law. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a law…

August 8, 2023 Today’s headlines: Republican state representative Mike Marron is hosting an event for Rantoul residents to find out more about the resources within their community. More than 47,000 Illinois residents have been kicked off their Medicaid plans as of August 1 with more expected to be dropped in the coming months. Lawyers for people…

August 7, 2023 Today’s headlines: Abortion rights advocates in Illinois are slamming a federal judge’s ruling in a case over crisis pregnancy centers. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed three measures to support Native Americans. Using electronic cigarettes in public spaces is now prohibited in Illinois under a new law. The criminal trial of a…

August 4, 2023 Today’s headlines: Construction is underway on a new community to give dozens of people experiencing homelessness a place to live in Urbana. A former Northwestern football player says he faced intense racial harassment and sexual and physical trauma while on the team. Illinois will soon start tracking trauma in school-aged kids, in…