Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Today’s headlines: Many Central Illinois communities are cleaning up after severe storms Monday night. Members of the University of Illinois Graduate Employees Organization say the University’s proposed contract doesn’t give them the pay and benefits they deserve. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is now strongly recommending students and staff wear…
Monday, August 29, 2022 Today’s headlines: Multiple reports of gun violence kept Central Illinois police busy over the weekend. At a kickoff for the Jelani Day Foundation over the weekend in Normal, his mother Carmen Bolden Day was again critical of the police agencies working the case. The University of Illinois is recommending – but…
Friday, August 26, 2022 Today’s headlines: Governor JB Pritzker says the Biden administration’s decision to cancel some student debt is a good first step. President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan has brought relief to many but also left unanswered questions. Union members representing graduate student employees at the University of Illinois rallied outside the Illini…
Thursday, August 25, 2022 Today’s headlines: More than a million Illinois residents saddled with federal student loan debt may be eligible for some relief under a new executive order from President Joe Biden. The mother of Illinois State University grad student Jelani Day said she’s had no time to find closure in the year since…
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Today’s headlines: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited Illinois on Tuesday to meet with Senator Tammy Duckworth to announce a new investment in biofuels. More Mexican laborers who helped prepare Rivian’s electric vehicle plant Normal for production will finally get the overtime pay that they were owed but never received. Nineteen…
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Today’s headlines: A drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes can lower the severity of COVID-19, according to a new study from Northwestern University. Students at the University of Illinois returned to campus on Monday for the first day of classes. Ten University of Illinois students have signed up to be the first…
Monday, August 22, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Peoria City Council may ask state lawmakers next year to permit the usage of red-light cameras in Peoria County. Farmers in Illinois now have a place to turn when they have extra fruits and vegetables they can’t sell. An annual survey shows U.S. commercial beekeepers have lost 39…
Friday, August 12, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker is re-upping his call for an apology from Republican rival Darren Bailey for once comparing abortion to the Holocaust. The electric automaker Rivian plans to add a second shift at its Normal manufacturing plant by the end of next month, creating a need for even…
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Illinois State Fair kicks off on Thursday in Springfield. Leaders of a new clinic opening next month in Carbondale hope they can fill a need for residents in the region and in surrounding states. Circuit judge elections don’t receive much attention, but they touch many lives. We look…
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Today’s headlines: The FBI’s seizure of material from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home is becoming an issue in the Illinois governor’s race. Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, says he was “stunned” by Monday’s news that federal agents had raided the home of former President Donald Trump. Just a few days…
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Today’s headlines: Indiana recently joined other states bordering Illinois in banning most abortions – a move that Planned Parenthood of Illinois saw coming. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is rolling out the welcome mat to companies seeking to flee Indiana after the state’s near ban on abortions. A judge has ruled in…
Friday, August 5, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Illinois State Fair in Springfield is less than a week away, and fair organizers aim to make this year’s event bigger and better. A temporary sales tax reduction begins on August 5 in Illinois. Central Illinois is expected to see more heat and humidity this weekend. How will that…
Thursday, August 4, 2022 Today’s headlines: A federal measure that would expand healthcare benefits for veterans is now headed to the President’s desk. The amount of water in the Illinois and upper Mississippi rivers is increasing. University of Illinois-owned Willard Airport won a grant from the Department of Transportation. A biology professor at Illinois Wesleyan…
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Today’s headlines: Parts of southern Illinois are recovering after a sudden storm dropped about ten inches of rain and hail in less than 24 hours. Meteorologists say we should expect dangerous heat and strong storms in Central Illinois on August 3. Comparisons between the Holocaust and abortion are putting Illinois Republican…
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Today’s headlines: Governor J-B Pritzker has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, and Illinois is a disaster area regarding the virus. Updated COVID booster shots will be available in early September around the start of cold and flu season. A group of therapists focused on healing those involved in gun violence…