Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Today’s headlines: Despite community members speaking out against it, the Urbana City Council voted to increase its police force by four last night. Champaign-Urbana is home to around 6,000 Congolese people – to celebrate their presence, one Congolese man is starting a new annual African festival. Illinois’ state climatologist says there’s…
Monday, June 24, 2024 Today’s headlines: Public transportation districts in Southern Illinois are getting $1.8 million from the federal government to improve access to transit options. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling today is giving domestic violence survivor groups in Illinois a renewed sense of hope. Some livestock groups want all meat products to clearly disclose where the…
Friday, June 21, 2024 Today’s headlines: The heat wave over central Illinois will continue through Wednesday, with high humidity and temperatures in the mid-90s. Illinois voters will not be asked this November whether abortion access should be enshrined in the state constitution despite efforts from pro-abortion rights groups. The head of the Illinois Republican Party announced his…
Thursday, June 20, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Urbana Police Department would like the city to fund 11 positions. But at this week’s meeting, the City Council voted to approve only two. The Illinois Department of Transportation announced this week that it has been awarded nearly $2 million in grant funding to improve public transit access in…
Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers have passed a bill expanding access to fentanyl testing strips, in an effort to combat opioid-related overdoses. University of Illinois researchers have developed an antibiotic that kills drug-resistant bacterial infections while sparing healthy gut microbes. On Thursday, Syleena Johnson will give a Juneteenth celebration concert at the…
Monday, June 17, 2024 Today’s headlines: It was a meaningful Father’s Day weekend for a group of parents at Lincoln prison in central Illinois. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is touting what’s currently the largest capital construction program in state history. A judge has ruled against faith leaders who argued that Missouri’s abortion ban violates the…
Friday, June 14, 2024 Today’s headlines: Former Illinois basketball standout Terrence Shannon Junior was found not guilty of rape and related charges yesterday. The city of Urbana will host a reflections and reverence ceremony on Friday to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday. Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs is celebrating after sending half a million dollars to someone who didn’t…
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…