Wednesday, May 15, 2024 Today’s headlines: Illinois Republicans are glad the state is getting sued over a new law that changes how candidates are selected for elections. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s office is patting itself on the back for keeping people enrolled in Medicaid coverage. In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn how some farmers in the…
Tuesday, May 14, 2024 Today’s headlines: A NASA program launched to help U.S. farmers marked its first anniversary this spring. At least two incidents of servals on the loose in Illinois have prompted lawmakers to introduce a bill that would ban the ownership of servals and other wild animals. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker continues to…
Monday, May 13, 2024 Today’s headlines: State Senator Chapin Rose says the University of Illinois is not being fair to its flagship campus when it distributes state funds. Proponents of a measure to let terminal patients end their own lives are increasing pressure on state lawmakers as two weeks remain in the spring legislative session….
Friday, May 10, 2024 Today’s headlines: Illinois families are once again pushing for the state legislature to pass a permanent child tax credit this spring. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s office is warning state department directors that they’ll have to cut their budgets if lawmakers don’t agree to revenue increases. A western Illinois woman convicted of…
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…
Tuesday, May 7, 2024 Today’s headlines: A new lawsuit says that child sexual abuse at Illinois juvenile detention centers was pervasive and systemic for decades. Three lawmakers in Illinois’ Jewish Caucus visited the University of Illinois yesterday to express support for Jewish students. Promise Healthcare and the Champaign Unit 4 School District are working together…
Monday, May 6, 2024 Today’s headlines: A coalition of organizations is suing the City of Chicago for denying a permit to march downtown during this summer’s Democratic National Convention. The Illinois Department of Human Services is proposing a 14 billion dollar budget for this upcoming fiscal year. Researchers at the University of Illinois are exploring…
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…
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Today’s headlines: A protester arrested at pro-Palestinian demonstrations at the University of Illinois was released Monday after about 60 hours in the Champaign County jail. Some Jewish students at the University of Illinois’ Urbana campus are commemorating Passover while camping out for Palestine. The Illinois Department of Corrections is proposing moving…
Monday, April 29, 2024 Today’s headlines: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators camped out overnight at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. They’re back to demand the campus divest from companies with ties to Israel’s military. A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found working-age rural residents die from natural causes at a higher rate than their…
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…