December 22, 2023 Today’s headlines: For students in Illinois who need help paying for college, this application season has been an especially anxious one because the federal financial aid application hasn’t opened yet. There is a rise in demand for refined non-alcoholic drinks mixed at home during the holiday season. The Fighting Illini women’s basketball team…
December 21, 2023 Today’s headlines: Many hourly workers across Illinois will see a bump in their paychecks in January. The death of a boy living in a Chicago migrant shelter is drawing renewed scrutiny to shelter conditions. The Transportation Security Administration says you might think twice before wrapping gifts ahead of time if you’re taking a flight this…
December 20, 2023 Today’s headlines: State officials are urging healthcare facilities to step up their efforts to curb the spread of respiratory viruses. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says new rules for buses transporting migrants were aimed at increasing collaboration between city and Texas officials. Planned Parenthood of Illinois is opening a new health center in…
Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Today’s headlines: West suburban Oak Park has told migrants temporarily living in two locations that they must move out by the end of January. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin is demanding that the Biden Administration kick in more funds to overhaul Chicago’s Union Station. Applications are now being taken for farmers who…
Monday, December 18, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Chicago City Council blocked a resolution last week for voters to weigh in on the city’s sanctuary city designation. The marching band at Western Illinois University is engaged in a heavy competition that could earn it new musical equipment. The Fighting Illini men’s basketball team defeated the Colgate…
December 15, 2023 Today’s headlines: The U.S. Supreme Court is again refusing to strike down Illinois’ ban on semi-automatic guns and high-capacity magazines. The shell of a 30-foot-tall Minuteman missile stands along U.S. Route 45 in the Champaign County town of Rantoul, marking what was once the western entrance to the Chanute Air Force Base. Four people…
December 14, 2023 Today’s headlines: Governor J.B. Pritzker has declared this week dog and cat adoption week in Illinois. Governor J.B. Pritzker’s office says there are no plans to pay a private security firm for construction at a now-scrapped base camp to shelter migrants. The Cook County Department of Public Health says now is the…
December 13, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Illinois state attorney general’s office entered into an agreement to stop enforcement of the law that cracked down on so-called crisis pregnancy centers. Illinois lawmakers are still hashing out permanent rules that will govern the state’s assault weapons ban, which goes into effect on Jan. 1. The pressure of finding…
Tuesday, December 12, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois State Police are increasingly using “clear and present danger” reports to prevent people who may be a threat from having or getting firearms. People being released from the Cook County jail will be able to get a key resource on their way out the door — a free…
Monday, December 11, 2023 Today’s headlines: Chicago alderpersons continue to lay blame over the failed construction of a migrant base camp in Brighton Park. A new group in Champaign has started to advocate for reparations for African Americans. The Jewish festival of Hanukkah is underway. But, many at the University of Illinois are thinking about…
December 8, 2023 Today’s headlines: The mother of one of the hostages still being held by Hamas says time is running out to get her 23 year old son and more than 130 other captives released. Dozens of people enjoyed jelly donuts, music and the celebration of the Jewish faith on the University of Illinois…
December 7, 2023 Today’s headlines: It appears highly likely Illinois will miss its 2025 goals for decreasing nutrient pollution into state waterways. Planners of next year’s Democratic National Convention are casting a wide net as they look for diverse vendors and contractors. One Illinois researcher is helping preserve the akikiki bird species as it nears extinction….
December 6, 2023 Today’s headlines: Every child under the age of five in Illinois will soon be able to receive a free book every month in the mail thanks to a between the state and the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Governor J.B. Pritzker says Illinois has lots more Electric Vehicle business opportunities. Several people walked…
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 Today’s headlines: The deadline has passed for Republican and Democratic candidates to submit nominating petitions to get on the ballot for next March’s primary. The Governor’s office halted construction on Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to shelter asylum seekers on a former industrial lot in Brighton Park on Chicago’s Southwest Side. An…
Monday, December 4, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois State Police launched an online portal that lets residents submit anonymous tips about local, county or state officials they suspect of wrongdoing. A consultant’s report finds Illinois prisons at Pontiac, Logan County and Stateville at Joliet are nearly inoperable. Rural schools in Illinois will soon have more of…