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…
August 16, 2023 Today’s headlines: Thomas Paine Elementary School is opening its doors for the first day of school today with its newly renovated and expanded facilities. Federal student loan borrowers will have to resume repayment this fall, after getting a break during COVID. Three former staff members of Northwestern University’s baseball team filed suit against…
August 15, 2023 Today’s headlines: Garden Hills Academy in Champaign re-opened as a pre-K-through-eight school — adding early childhood and middle school grades to the former elementary school. Governor JB Pritzker’s administration and the labor union AFSCME agreed last month to raise state employee wages by almost 18% over four years. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says he’s…
August 14, 2023 Today’s headlines: Today is the first day of school for many children in central Illinois — and some are walking into new classrooms. Democratic state officials are applauding the Illinois supreme court for its ruling on Friday upholding the state’s ban on semi-automatic firearms. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says the latest revelations about…
Friday, August 11, 2023 Today’s headlines: Following the deaths of two young Black men in police-involved shootings this year, Rantoul Police are engaging in community discussions with residents. The Illinois State Fair in Springfield is officially underway. Federal prosecutors are using a south suburban state lawmaker in their perjury case against an aide to former…
Thursday, August 10, 2023 Today’s headlines: A new state law allowing certain non-citizens to become police officers is being criticized by Republicans and the public. Ameren is planning a grid transformation project for much of Central Illinois. The 2023 Illinois State Fair has begun, and to ring in the festivities, officials unveiled an 800-pound cow…
August 9, 2023 Today’s headlines: More than two dozen local agencies gathered at the Rantoul Family Sports Complex Tuesday evening for a Family Resource Fair. Hospitals in Illinois will be required to screen uninsured patients to see if they qualify for financial aid under a new state law. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed a law…
August 8, 2023 Today’s headlines: Republican state representative Mike Marron is hosting an event for Rantoul residents to find out more about the resources within their community. More than 47,000 Illinois residents have been kicked off their Medicaid plans as of August 1 with more expected to be dropped in the coming months. Lawyers for people…