Monday, Feb. 21, 2022 Today’s headlines: Rantoul High School is using federal COVID-19 relief to establish teacher office hours to help students who are struggling. Even though John Deere’s first-quarter earnings were down compared to a year ago, the Moline-based company still says they’re doing better than they expected despite a strike last year and higher…
Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 Today’s headlines: The National Weather Service says Thursday’s winter storm brought three to four inches of snow to the Champaign-Urbana area. Republicans in the Illinois House walked off the floor to protest mask rules. Judge Michael McCuskey has been appointed as Illinois’ new legislative inspector general – tasked with investigating complaints against lawmakers. As part…
Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 Today’s headlines: Danville District 118, Monticello, Mahomet-Seymour and Decatur Public Schools have announced e-learning days because of the winter storm. Find the latest closings and cancellations here. Governor J.B. Pritzker is insisting that a statewide mask mandate he ordered is still in effect for most schools despite new developments in Springfield. Despite…
217 Today: Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 Today’s headlines: A legislative state commission declined Tuesday to extend the school mask mandate rules. The process to appoint a new “watchdog” to keep tabs on Illinois lawmakers hit another snag Tuesday. A new bill would allow investigators at the Department of Children and Family Services to carry and use…
Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022 Today’s headlines: Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin has received a $20 million donation from billionaire Ken Griffin to fund Irvin’s attempt to unseat Illinois’ current governor. Rochelle Clark has become the new assistant superintendent in Decatur Public Schools. The Illinois attorney general’s office has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to impose a sentence…
Monday, Feb. 14, 2022 Today’s headlines: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg praised Bloomington-Normal during a weekend visit for standing at the forefront of the emerging electric vehicle industry. Poultry producers across the Midwest are on high alert. That’s after avian influenza was detected in a commercial turkey flock in Indiana last week. The Illinois men’s…
Friday, Feb. 11, 2022 Today’s headlines: The case of missing Illinois State University Student Jelani Day may result in a new law that would require coroners and medical examiners to contact the FBI if a body remains unidentified for more than three days. The City of Champaign has been working on equity and engagement for a long…
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says the statewide indoor mask mandate is ending on Feb, 28 in most places. Masks will still be required on public transportation, in hospitals and in K-12 schools. Illinois Republicans aren’t happy the governor plans on February 28th to lift the statewide indoor mask mandate…
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker Wednesday intends to announce plans to lift the indoor mask mandate that has been in place since August. A bill to protect possible victims of sexual assault and harassment has passed the U.S. House and will now go to the Senate. Unit 4 announced after the Champaign teachers’…
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022 Today’s headlines: Governor J.B. Pritzker is fighting a Sangamon County judge’s decision late last week that found Illinois’ K-12 school mask mandate is an overstep of the governor’s executive authority. Danville School District 118 students are still required to wear masks when they return to their classrooms Tuesday. A clinic for…
Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 Today’s headlines: A lawyer is predicting far-reaching impact in schools from a big legal defeat for Governor J.B. Pritzker on COVID-19. Area school districts are reacting differently to the judge’s ruling on Friday about mask mandates in schools. With high COVID-19 case numbers at the University of Illinois, some graduate students are…
Friday, Feb. 4, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Illinois State Police says that almost 2,000 motorists have called for assistance across Illinois since the snowstorm began early Wednesday morning. When a Vermilion county woman tried to take her dog to the vet yesterday, the normally short trip took a lot longer on a snow-packed highway. Governor…
Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022 Today’s headlines: Most roads across Illinois are completely covered in snow and ice, despite around-the-clock efforts from state and municipal agencies to keep roadways plowed and clear. Champaign County stopped plowing snow off rural roads at sundown last night. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker says the state is better off financially than…
Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022 Today’s headlines: State officials are advising people to stay off the roads as much as possible the next couple of days during the winter storm. Snow crews across Champaign County are working twelve-hour shifts to clear the roads. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker isn’t letting a snowstorm derail his push for tax…
Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022 Today’s headlines: A major winter storm could drop around a foot of snow on Champaign County and other parts of central Illinois from Tuesday into Thursday. Truck drivers crossing the U.S.-Canada border — in either direction — are now required to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine. Lawmakers in Springfield will consider legislation that would…