Thursday, May 9, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Illinois agency that oversees licensing is still struggling to fix technology problems. Democratic Attorney General Kwame Raoul is suing an online publisher for posting sensitive personal information about Illinois voters. An Illinois lawmaker is calling for comprehensive changes to the state department of juvenile justice in light of a…
Thursday, May 8, 2024 Today’s headlines: The federal deadline to get a REAL ID card is officially one year away – and the Illinois Secretary of State’s office is urging people to make the switch. Some people who produce and sell hemp-derived products in Illinois are asking state lawmakers to tax and regulate them. The…
Promise Healthcare and the Champaign Unit 4 School District received a grant to fund planning activities for a new school-based health center. The $50,000 grant was awarded by the Illinois Department of Public Health. Promise Healthcare is a federally qualified health center that provides medical, behavioral and dental services for people in Champaign-Urbana and surrounding…
Friday, May 3, 2024 Today’s headlines: About 100 people joined a labor rally at the Illini Union in Urbana on Thursday. It’s an annual Springfield ceremony no one looks forward to – memorializing police officers who died in the line of duty. Between 2018 and 2022, Tyson Foods released more than 370 million pounds of pollution….
Thursday, May 2, 2024 Today’s headlines: One of the two protesters arrested during last Friday’s Pro-Palestine rally at the University of Illinois was arraigned in the Champaign County Court on Wednesday. Wednesday marked the 16th annual Illinois Muslim Action Day, or IMAD, at the Illinois Statehouse. A top obesity doctor in Illinois says the state should…
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is now home to a document that historians say helped start the Civil War. Environmental advocacy groups lobbied Illinois lawmakers at the first-ever Conservation Day at the Statehouse. Two major labor unions are skeptical of a proposal out of Springfield to consolidate the…
Friday, April 26, 2024 Today’s headlines: The annual Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend is underway There’s an effort underway in Illinois to decriminalize paid, consensual sex work between adults. A new report finds Black people in Illinois are nearly eight times more likely to experience homelessness than white people. President Joe Biden signed legislation that…
Thursday, April 25, 2025 Today’s headlines: Republicans in the Illinois House introduced a new bill that could increase the penalty for people who protest on some busy roadways. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and other elected officials say they’re skeptical about the Chicago Bears’ plans for a new lakefront stadium. Illinois sophomore golfer Ryan Voois won…
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Champaign County African American Heritage Trail unveiled two new signs on Monday honoring Black University of Illinois students. Local Palestinians aren’t happy after the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution last week declaring a common chant antisemitic. Police officers will return to Champaign Unit 4 schools in…
A performance about a journey of two voyagers exploring the quantum realm has inspired a group of professors at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to launch a new art and science collective. In 2018, physics professor Smitha Vishveshwara and theater professor Latrelle Bright created an interdisciplinary performance called “Quantum Voyagers,” which presents the story…
Friday, April 19, 2024 Today’s headlines: Patient advocates are backing an effort led by Governor J.B. Pritzker to ban junk insurance plans in Illinois. Some Illinois mayors are pushing back against Governor J.B. Pritzker’s idea to cut the state’s one percent grocery tax. The Illinois Senate passed legislation this week aimed at supporting local media in…
Thursday, April 18, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Illinois State Board of Education is asking state lawmakers for billions of dollars for the next school year and a chunk of that would go for migrant students. Madison County voters in the Metro East are one step closer to taking a symbolic vote on seceding from Illinois. …
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 Today’s headlines: Unofficially, Republican incumbent Adam Niemerg won his write-in campaign for the 102nd district race for the Illinois House Representatives. Illinois Jewish leaders are concerned about a major increase in antisemitic incidents. Congress took time to honor Urbana native and educator William Patterson. University of Illinois students, alumni, and staff…
Friday, April 12, 2024 Today’s headlines: A bill headed for the Illinois House could give library employees enhanced legal protections. The principal of Booker T. Washington STEM Academy in Champaign is resigning. Illinois lawmakers are trying to regulate an industry that could be taking customers out of cannabis dispensaries. A referendum about abortion pills on campus…
Thursday, April 11, 2024 Today’s headlines: The Biden administration announced plans this week to provide student debt relief to more than 30 million borrowers. The federal government is cracking down on toxic “forever chemicals” with new drinking water standards. Local efforts are helping people redistribute eclipse glasses. In today’s deep dive, we’ll listen to a conversation…