October 26, 2023 Today’s headlines: A measure to let Illinois legislative employees unionize has cleared the state House and is on its way to the Senate. Illinois lawmakers won’t be overriding Governor J.B. Pritzker’s veto of an energy bill. The final piece of property from the former Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul is now…
October 25, 2023 Today’s headlines: A measure that would allow Illinois legislative employees to unionize is moving forward at the statehouse. More pregnant people in Illinois are dying and most deaths may be preventable, according to a new report from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Chicago Public Schools is transitioning to an elected school board….
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers are heading back to Springfield Tuesday to address the governor’s vetoes. Lawmakers in Washington D.C. have a little more than two months to pass the 2023 farm bill. Governor J.B. Pritzker is with Arab American and Muslim groups to condemn what they say is a sharp increase in…
Monday, October 23, 2023 Today’s headlines: One Republican from Illinois’ congressional delegation is frustrated at his party’s inability to elect a new House speaker. Some Illinois lawmakers accepted campaign donations from red light camera companies even though they had just passed a bill to prohibit those contributions. A new facility at Parkland College in Champaign…
October 20, 2023 Today’s headlines: There’s a new deadline coming up for undocumented residents 65 or older who want health insurance through the state of Illinois. With just five months to go until the 2024 Presidential primaries, Illinois election authorities are tightening up security at the polls and online. Cook County leaders want to expand opioid…
October 19, 2023 Today’s headlines: The FBI is investigating whether last weekend’s murder of a 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy in suburban Plainfield is a federal hate crime. Illinois teachers want to make sure they get the support they need as the state revises a blueprint for how children are taught to read in school. Congress is…
October 18, 2023 Today’s headlines: Hundreds of students gathered outside JSM Living in Campustown on Tuesday. Some Cook County Board members are hoping to allocate an extra $5 million to services for domestic violence victims. Illinois now requires every public elementary and high school to teach about Black, Asian American and LGBTQ history In today’s deep…
Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Today’s headlines: The killing of the 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy in the Southwest suburbs is sparking widespread condemnation among elected officials across Illinois. The FBI is reporting a recent rise in hate-crime incidents in the Chicago area and is opening a hate-crime investigation into the weekend stabbings of a suburban Muslim boy…
Monday, October 16, 2023 Today’s headlines: The state of Illinois is investing an additional $10 million in Israeli government Bonds. New legislation in Springfield could change how cannabis gets from grow facilities to dispensaries. The Fighting Illini football team defeated the Maryland Terrapins 27-to-24 Saturday. More than 250 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign students were…
October 13, 2023 Today’s headlines: A rally was held at the University of Illinois last night to show support for Palestine amid the ongoing conflict with Israel There’s a new push for a law that would require police to remove guns from the homes of accused domestic abusers. The Illinois House Speaker says it’s unlikely that…
October 12, 2023 Today’s headlines: The University of Illinois is condemning the “unspeakable brutality of the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israeli citizens.” The University of Illinois’ Homecoming race may close streets around Champaign-Urbana on Sunday morning. A traveling exhibit on the history of the Holocaust begins a month-long run at the Vermilion County Museum. Recently…
October 11, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois political leaders are reiterating their support for Israel in the aftermath of the Hamas attacks last weekend that killed more than a thousand people. A new report shows Illinois’ population has remained steady over the last decade while gaining more higher-paid and foreign-born residents. The company that has proposed…
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 Today’s headlines: Some Illinois state lawmakers are calling for a de-escalation in the war happening in the Middle East. The Urbana school board plans to hire an outside company Tuesday to redistrict its schools. More than a hundred people gathered Monday at the University of Illinois’ Main Quad to show support for…
Monday, October 9, 2023 Today’s headlines: House Republicans are threatening to deny further aid to Ukraine, and Democratic U.S. Senator Dick Durbin warns that could put other countries at risk. Illinois Democrats are criticizing the Biden administration for its plans to expand the Southern border wall. Fighting Illini Hall of fame linebacker Dick Butkus was…
October 6, 2023 Today’s headlines: There’s a new biomedical research hub in Chicago. Illinois state senator Mike Simmons is trying to expand on a recently passed state law prohibiting public libraries from banning books. A new report seeks to get a better handle on the racial equity efforts happening at nonprofits around the state. Illinois…