Tuesday, January 31, 2023 Today’s headlines: A survey of public schools across Illinois found nearly 4 out of 5 districts reported a shortage of teachers this year. A group of Illinois lawmakers and representatives from business and local government will study warehouse safety over the next two years. This is the first year elementary and…
Monday, January 30, 2023 Today’s headlines: Demonstrations broke out across the country over the beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, including in Urbana. A bill sent to Gov. J.B. Pritzker would lift restrictions on Illinois residents who can’t change their names because of past crimes. The University of Illinois Police Department has reported several…
Friday, January 27, 2023 Today’s headlines: A state government task force is recommending Illinois lawmakers create ways for people serving long prison terms to get resentenced. The Natural Land Institute is filing another federal lawsuit against Chicago Rockford International Airport because their planned expansion includes building a road through a prairie that’s home to an…
Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023 Today’s headlines: The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Warning for much of east central Illinois on Tuesday but canceled it by Wednesday afternoon. Thirty-two-year-old Tyler Wayne Massengill of Chillicothe faces a federal arson charge in connection with the firebombing of the Peoria Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this month. The Illinois…
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Today’s headlines: We remain under a winter storm warning from the National Weather Service until 6:00 p.m. Wednesday in much of east central Illinois. Gun rights advocates have now filed four lawsuits over Illinois’ new law banning assault weapons Plans to construct a CO2 pipeline through 13 Illinois counties have been…
Tuesday, January 24, 2023 Today’s headlines: After months of pushback, the Champaign Unit 4 school board has scaled back changes to its school choice system. A new bill in Springfield would improve pay and training for an estimated 650,000 temporary workers who get their jobs through staffing agencies. A central Illinois lawmaker plans to sue…
Monday, January 23, 2023 Today’s headlines: A judge in Effingham County has granted a pause on a new law that bans assault weapons in Illinois. Three candidates are on the April Fourth ballot for mayor of Champaign, including the current mayor, Deb Feinen. A new report from the Champaign Police Department says shooting incidents in…
Friday, January 20, 2023 Today’s headlines: The Illinois State Board of Education unanimously approved a budget advanced by outgoing state superintendent Carmen Ayala Wednesday. The family of a Springfield man who suffocated after being strapped face down to a stretcher has filed a civil lawsuit against the ambulance company and two EMT’s. The William M….
Thursday, January 19, 2023 Today’s headlines: A judge in downstate Effingham County heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit challenging Illinois’ new assault weapons ban. The Illinois State Water Plan has been updated for the first time since 1984. Plans for a third cannabis dispensary in Danville have been scrapped after the Danville City Council on Tuesday…
Wednesday, January 18, 2023 Today’s headlines: Sixteen Illinois state lawmakers are standing up for a new assault weapons ban that has received fierce opposition from sheriffs across the state. A state Senator in central Illinois plans to introduce a bill to require voters to provide ID at the ballot box. Gas stoves are known to…
Tuesday, January 17, 2023 Today’s headlines: Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the country is backsliding on voting rights 10 years after the Supreme Court decision to repeal parts of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Ten high schoolers from across Champaign County won scholarships on Monday in the name of Rev. Martin Luther…
Monday, January 16, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers were unable to pass a measure to limit how much interest pawn brokers can charge in this month’s lame-duck session. The candidates on the April 4 ballot for mayor of Champaign have all been on the ballot before, including former mayor Don Gerard. Champaign County’s Martin Luther King,…
Friday, January 13, 2023 Today’s headlines: In their recent lame-duck session, Illinois lawmakers approved new spending including nearly $300 million to help asylum seekers. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker criticized several suburban and downstate sheriffs for their vows not to enforce the assault weapons ban he signed this week. There is a significant increase in food waste…
Thursday, January 12, 2023 Today’s headlines: A measure guaranteeing 40 hours of paid leave every year for all Illinois employees is awaiting Governor J.B. Pritzker’s signature. The Illinois House’s new Republican leader is challenging Democrats to work with them more. A large fire engulfed the Carus chemical plant in LaSalle on Wednesday. Eggs are becoming…
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 Today’s headlines: Illinois will soon be able to offer protections to healthcare providers and patients coming to the state for abortion and gender-affirming care. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has signed a statewide assault weapons ban into law, becoming the ninth state with such a measure. The first session of the new…