September 7, 2023 Today’s headlines: A lot of consumer products list ingredients that many haven’t heard of. If exposed during pregnancy – some of these chemicals could impact a child’s life. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is confident the state will still be able to support vulnerable students as federal COVID relief money is exhausted next…
September 7, 2023 Today’s headlines: Named for its hundreds of labor strikes and scorching heat – the “Hot Labor Summer” is coming to a close – but the writer’s strike in Hollywood hasn’t. Arab-American groups are applauding a new Illinois law that will add a Middle Eastern or North African box under the “race” category…
Tuesday, September 5, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois officials plan to hold a public hearing Tuesday about controversial cuts to state-funded health insurance for low-income immigrants. As the fall semester ramps up, so too, are the cases of COVID-19, at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Fighting Illini football team is on the road this week…
Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Fighting Illini football team opens the season at Memorial Stadium this Saturday against the Toledo Rockets. New legislation aimed at bringing homelessness to “functional zero” is being implemented in Illinois – and Champaign County is no different. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias’s plan to cut down wait…
August 31, 2023 Today’s headlines: The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is currently in the process of creating its own nuclear reactors. Next week’s Ellnora Guitar Festival features performers like Andy Summers, formerly of The Police. Illinois’ House Republican leader doesn’t want current or former elected officials to be able to use campaign funds to pay for…
August 30, 2023 Today’s headlines: A community collaborative is working to assess the needs of people who are struggling to receive long-term care in Champaign County. Illinois’ governor is asking the Biden administration to allow the thousands of migrants in Chicago who are seeking asylum to hold jobs. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced more funding…
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Today’s headlines: A Lake County, Illinois judge is denying motions to dismiss the criminal case against the father of the alleged gunman in the Highland Park mass shooting. As Illinois Covid cases creep upward, Governor J.B. Pritzker is pushing back against what he calls “Facebook Fakery.” Many respiratory viruses circulate year-round…
Monday, August 28, 2023 Today’s headlines: A lot of Illinois employers will have to start posting salary and benefits information in job listings thanks to a newly signed law. More students are visiting the University of Illinois system from Mexico this year. An emergency official in rural Tazewell County says she’s concerned about their ability…
August 25, 2023 Today’s headlines: Some central Illinois schools are staying closed today as the heat wave continues. Illinois is the first state to pass a law giving rights and protections to young people that have found their calling as social media influencers. It only took a federal jury five hours to convict a top…
August 24, 2023 Today’s headlines: Champaign, Danville and Urbana Schools close Thursday due to heat. The University of Illinois has conducted research on how the effects of heat could be lessened in the future. University of Illinois graduate and actor Nick Offerman will return to campus this weekend to raise money for the U of I’s…
August 23, 2023 Today’s headlines: Decatur teaching assistants have been without a contract since June. The School Board for Urbana School District 116 has a new recommendation on what to do with Wiley Elementary School after it reopens. Planned Parenthood of Illinois says they are gearing up for more patients coming from Indiana as the…
Tuesday, August 22, 2023 Today’s headlines: Governor J.B. Pritzker welcomed the fall class at the University of Illinois’s Urbana campus Monday, with optimistic words about enrollment and funding. The defense in the perjury case against an aide to former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan is focusing on a past Madigan investigation. A former midwife at…
Monday, August 21, 2023 Today’s headlines: The last class of freshmen where race was factored into admissions is starting classes Monday at the University of Illinois. Swedish Hospital on Chicago’s North Side is making changes to its popular midwifery program. Former Illinois Men’s Basketball Coach Bill Self is coming back to Champaign’s State Farm Center for the first…
August 18, 2023 Today’s headlines: A shelter for unhoused men is set to open later this month in Urbana and some residents are voicing concerns for their safety. The head of Illinois’ Republican Party says there’s a key strategy they should embrace if they hope to win in Illinois. Another phase of Illinois’s largest road project…
August 17, 2023 Today’s headlines: One of the ramps feeding traffic to I-57 from I-74 is about to close for a long time. Urbana’s new police chief says he has many plans for the city’s future – in addition to what he’s already implemented. Illinois Democrats hope to use their resume of the past four-plus years to…