Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Today’s headlines: Faculty and staff at three Illinois universities are on strike while they negotiate for better wages and hours. State lawmakers are looking to strengthen protections for patients at state-operated mental health facilities. The state’s economy continues to grow, but slowly. Ramadan is a time for Muslims to come together…
Monday, April 10, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois Democratic officials are condemning House Republicans in Tennessee for expelling two Black lawmakers Thursday. The City of Carbondale made history last week by electing the first out transgender person to serve on a city council in Illinois. The U.S. Department of Energy recently renewed the Center for Advanced…
Friday, April 7, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois educators and state lawmakers are calling for a task force to scrutinize a state program that’s supposed to help children experiencing a mental health crisis. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s proposed budget would mean a 7% increase across the state’s public universities — including Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Children and…
Thursday, April 6, 2023 Today’s headlines: Governor J.B. Pritzker congratulated Chicago Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson for winning Tuesday’s election and said he looks forward to working with him. The Illinois Department of Corrections obtained “do not resuscitate” orders from prisoners even when they were not “of sound mind.” Faculty and support staff at Eastern Illinois University…
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Today’s headlines: Much of central and northern Illinois is under a severe thunderstorm watch this morning until 11 a.m. Voters in Champaign and Danville re-elected their mayors on Tuesday but by widely different margins. Who will fill four open seats on the Champaign Unit 4 school board? The unofficial results are…
Tuesday, April 4, 2023 Today’s headlines: University of Illinois Police say they are adding Naloxone and bleeding control kits to public heart defibrillator boxes on campus in time for the Fall 2023 semester. Prosecutors in the ComEd bribery trial played several new, revealing wiretaps yesterday. The state’s top legal officer has joined a coalition of…
Monday, April 3, 2023 Today’s headlines: At least three people are dead and eight injured after a tornado crossed an area near Robinson, Illinois, about 100 miles southeast of Champaign. Knocked over power lines, trucks and farming equipment scatter one Illinois farmer’s property in the aftermath of a tornado on Friday night. Research and social…
Friday, March 31, 2023 Today’s headlines: A severe weather threat is headed toward central Illinois on Friday night. Tensions were high at an Illinois Senate hearing this week as lawmakers debated a measure aimed at crisis pregnancy centers. Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday more than $197 million in federal grants to update freight train infrastructure statewide….
Thursday, March 30, 2023 Today’s headlines: Federal prosecutors in the ComEd bribery trial are focusing on how former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan leaned on the power company to hire his friends, allies, and acquaintances. Gun rights supporters marched in the annual Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day in Springfield Wednesday to protest the recently-passed assault weapons…
Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Champaign Unit 4 school board voted Monday to accept over $200,000 in a settlement with the vaping company Juul. Federal prosecutors are focusing on no-work contracts in the trial of four former ComEd executives and lobbyists. A University of Illinois student was arrested in connection with the stabbing…
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Today’s headlines: Abortion is still legal in Illinois – but state representatives in the Illinois Freedom Caucus rallied on Monday against plans to open an abortion clinic in Danville. Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi continues to advocate for changes at TikTok, despite push-back from fans of the social media app. Many don’t…
Wednesday, March 21, 2023 Today’s headlines: A junior High teacher in McLean County has resigned amid an uproar from parents. As of Saturday, miniature artworks now line the walls of The Literary as part of its “Tiny Art Show.” The Sierra Club has filed a federal lawsuit alleging a coal-fired power plant in downstate Washington…
Friday, March 24, 2023 Today’s headlines: All three correctional officers involved in the beating death of an inmate at the Western Illinois Correctional Center have now been sentenced. In the federal bribery trial playing out in downtown Chicago – prosecutors are going the deepest they’ve gone so far into former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s inner…
Thursday, March 23, 2023 Today’s headlines: Meteorologist Andrew Pritchard expects heavy rainfall in the central Illinois area Thursday. An Illinois lawmaker is sponsoring a measure to look into a state program that was the subject of a recent investigation. Political hiring continues to be a focus in the bribery trial of four former ComEd executives and…
Wednesday, March 21, 2023 Today’s headlines: A second correctional officer will serve time for the beating death of a state prisoner. The streets outside the Illinois State Capitol were packed on Tuesday with thousands of abortion rights opponents for a March for Life rally. There’s a need in Illinois for about 300 thousand additional rental…