Monday, April 4, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Democratic lawmakers unveiled a multi-billion-dollar spending plan last Friday to combat increased crime throughout the state. Illinois Senate Democrats are proposing several measures to give people a collective $1.8 billion in tax breaks. Two big Midwestern organizations are teaming up to feed refugees fleeing the Ukrainian war zone….
Friday, April 1, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Illinois Senate approved a measure Thursday to pay vaccinated teachers and other public school workers for any time they took off related to COVID-19, such as a sick or exposed family member. People who physically attack Illinois Department of Children and Family Services workers would face stiffer charges…
Thursday, March 31, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Democrats are floating Chicago as a potential host city for their party’s 2024 national convention. The Illinois State Board of Education plans to award $4 million in grants to increase the number of bilingual educators in the state. Unit 4 reached a tentative agreement Tuesday night on a…
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 Today’s headlines: Champaign Unit 4 teachers have a tentative contract agreement with the district. Incarcerated people in Illinois who are up for a possible early release will have to wait another month to get their cases heard because the board that deals with those requests no longer has enough members to…
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 Today’s headlines: As Champaign teachers prepare for a possible strike, a Unit 4 Board of Education member explained the district’s side of contract negotiations at Monday’s school board meeting. This year the annual debate over daylight saving time has lingered longer than usual after the U.S. Senate passed a bill recently…
Monday, March 28, 2022 Today’s headlines: Residents of rural Champaign County have a new chance to pay for home repairs too expensive for their incomes. A new recreational space is coming to Champaign’s Garden Hills community this summer. A building boom is underway in Danville as residents prepare for a new casino and other projects….
Friday, March 25, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers Thursday gave final approval to spending $2.7 billion in leftover federal COVID aid to pay the deficit in the state’s unemployment insurance fund. It’s looking to be a volatile season for farmers and consumers alike with inflation and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine creating more uncertainty in global…
Thursday, March 22, 2022 Today’s headlines: Farmers around the world are encouraged to plant more wheat this year to offset expected losses from Russia and Ukraine. But, that won’t be easy for farmers in the Midwest. The Illinois House approved a measure to send $2.7 billion to the state’s unemployment trust fund from COVID relief…
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Senator Dick Durbin kicked off day two of Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings Tuesday. Illinois state superintendent Dr. Carmen Ayala made the trip up to Oregon High School to hand out the state’s top honor for an educator: Illinois teacher of the year. The Illinois women’s…
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 Today’s headlines: Governor J.B. Pritzker says the state is monitoring the latest COVID-19 subvariant, Omicron BA.2, which is picking up speed in Illinois. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois says he was compelled by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plea to a joint session of Congress last week. Lawmakers in Springfield are…
Monday, March 21, 2022 Today’s headlines: Senator Dick Durbin says he believes Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is the proper choice to join the U.S. Supreme Court. Women working full-time in Illinois earn about $13,000 less per year than men, according to the U.S. Census. A new COVID-19 test developed in Chicago boasts the speed of…
Friday, March 18, 2022 Today’s headlines: The head of Illinois’ Department of Children and Family Services has been held in contempt of court for the seventh time in three months. A professor at the University of Illinois Springfield campus says the rapid switch to all-remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic was difficult for students…
Thursday, March 17, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Illinois Supreme Court could soon decide whether the state’s Firearm Owners ID, or FOID Card, is unconstitutional. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois says Russia’s president should be prosecuted for war crimes because of the attack on Ukraine. As schools throughout Illinois grapple with teacher shortages, Danville is…
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Today’s headlines: The field of Republican candidates angling to take on Democratic Governor J.B. Pritzker is beginning to take shape. Local food producers are selling products online instead of farmers’ markets after the pandemic. Twenty-seven families are suing the state of Illinois over a COVID-19 outbreak at the state-run veterans home…
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 Today’s headlines: A public radio journalist who spent much of his life in Illinois is now reporting from inside Ukraine, which continues to be attacked by Russian forces. Like the University of Illinois, Western Illinois University will charge new students higher fees next school year than what current students pay. The…