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…
August 2, 2023 Today’s headlines: The University of Illinois College of Education organized a workshop to help teachers learn how to teach Asian American history. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is launching a program to help coordinate abortions at hospitals for high-risk patients. Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller condemned yesterday’s new federal indictment of former President Donald Trump…
August 1, 2023 Today’s headlines: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg visited central Illinois to highlight President Biden’s 2021 Infrastructure and Jobs Act. An Illinois lawmaker wants to regulate the way auto insurance companies are setting their rates. State Representative Mike Marron says he will not seek a fourth term in the Illinois House. Farmers have been benefiting from high…
July 31, 2023 Today’s headlines: People in Rantoul protested the police-involved shootings of two Black men earlier this year. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed into law a bill aimed at reintegrating formerly incarcerated people. A new audit is showing massive fraud tied to unemployment benefits paid out by Illinois during the pandemic. The new president of…
July 26, 2023 Today’s headlines: The National Weather Service has placed many parts of Central Illinois under a Heat Advisory from Wednesday until Saturday. After structural problems at Dennis Lab School caught Decatur administrators by surprise, they want to get every school inspected. Following in the footsteps of their neighbors in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois State University police…
July 25, 2023 Today’s headlines: Senator Dick Durbin believes the U.S. Supreme Court has been making a string of bad decisions lately – and its decision on President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness program is one of them. President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation on Tuesday to create the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument…
July 24, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Station Theatre in Urbana is preparing for the opening of “Ride the Cyclone.” Illinois leaders hope a Joliet electric vehicle plant will help draw more EV-makers to the state. Illinois U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth says she will oppose cuts to any of the specialized positions at the 182nd Airlift…
July 19, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Illinois Supreme Court upheld a law eliminating cash bail throughout the state on Tuesday. State residents no longer need a doctor’s note to change their gender on their birth certificates. The head of an agency investigating alleged sexual misconduct by Chicago cops involving migrants says the city has not…
July 18, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District was awarded $6.6 million to purchase low to zero-emission buses. Illinois is running out of time to update statewide emission standards before it starts running afoul of federal guidelines. A new study finds that 63% of Great Lakes beaches were closed to swimming for at…
July 17, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Reverend Jesse Jackson says he’s stepping down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. A recent report from the non-profit Bee Informed Partnership found beekeepers across the U.S. lost nearly half of the honey bees last year. Black drivers in Illinois are nearly twice as likely as white motorists to…
July 12, 2023 Today’s headlines: University of Illinois researchers say air pollution from Canadian wildfires has a causal relationship with the labor market. The fired head coach of Northwestern’s football program – Pat Fitzgerald – maintains he did not know about hazing among his players. Governor JB Pritzker issued a disaster proclamation to help eight counties…
July 11, 2023 Today’s headlines: When a severe thunderstorm knocked out power for 60% of Vermilion County two weeks ago, a solar-powered brewery stayed safe. Illinois has set a new record for hotel revenues this fiscal year ending June 30, surpassing pre-pandemic numbers. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker wants Chicago Police Department to hold the officers accountable who…