Monday, October 17, 2022 Today’s headlines: Democratic Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has a commanding lead over Republican Darren Bailey in a new WBEZ/Chicago Sun-Times poll. Despite county clerks being swamped with Freedom of Information requests about election security, no one from the public showed up to a Q&A and voting machine demo over the weekend…
Friday, October 14, 2022 Today’s headlines: Attorneys for farm industry groups and the state of California presented oral arguments to the U.S. Supreme Court this week on Tuesday. A Champaign-based leasing company is revitalizing apartments with a new arts initiative. On Thursday, the University of Illinois announced a new training center for its wrestling program….
Thursday, October 13, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger is endorsing Democrats in several major races across the country. The head of a major business lobbying group in Illinois says the Workers’ Rights Amendment is a political ploy by Democrats to get the unions to vote on election day. Organizations and events that support…
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Today’s headlines: An advocate for the effort to end cash bail in Illinois says the lawsuits filed to overturn the SAFE-T Act in Vermilion County and other communities are political, not legal, in nature. Urbana School District 116 is considering raising substitute teacher pay again this year to at least $150…
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 Today’s headlines: Conservative mega-donor Richard Uihlien has thrown another $13.9 million into the Illinois governor’s race. COVID-19 is spreading in Illinois at its lowest rate in months. But state public health officials are preparing for a possible surge in cases this fall and winter. Parents rallied at a Unit 4 Board…
Monday, October 10, 2022 Today’s headlines: University of Illinois researchers published a new database last week on police use of force across the state. The University of Illinois and Champaign Police Departments have made changes regarding who responds to calls in Campustown and the greater Champaign area. Defense again led the way for the Illinois…
Friday, October 7, 2022 Today’s headlines: The first televised debate for the 2022 Illinois governor’s race took place last night. Education was one of many topics that the 13th Congressional District candidates disagreed on during last night’s debate. An ongoing study done by University of Illinois faculty has found a new and improved COVID-19 test that…
Thursday, October 6, 2022 Today’s headlines: The two major party candidates for Illinois governor face off in front of a live audience tonight. Local homeless shelter C-U at Home has rejected an offer from the City of Champaign Township to buy its building near downtown Champaign. According to the Gun Violence Archive, there have been…
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Illinois State Board of Education is taking suggestions from the public as it puts together a budget plan for the next school year. The Champaign group “Party for Socialism and Liberation” held a rally last Tuesday night to protest a regional pregnancy center they say pressures people not…
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 Today’s headlines: Planned Parenthood is launching its first mobile abortion clinic in the country, and it will start in southern Illinois. Governor JB Pritzker says he’s open to changes to the SAFE-T Act, which will end cash bail in the state. Over the weekend, local advocacy group Uniting Pride threw its…
Monday, October 3, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Old State Capitol in Springfield is now part of the National Underground Railroad Network of Freedom, which recognizes sites as “significant” to helping African Americans escape slavery. Uniting Pride held its annual pride parade and vendors fair this past weekend in downtown Urbana. In a few months, the…
Friday, September 30, 2022 Today’s headlines: Election officials across Illinois are getting flooded with letters from conspiracy theorists who say the 2020 presidential election was rigged. Former Illinois Governor Jim Edgar is endorsing Republican candidate Dan Brady for Secretary of State. Sept. 30 is the last day the public has the chance to provide input…
Thursday, September 29, 2022 Today’s headlines: Volunteers from Illinois are on the ground in southwest Florida, with more on the way, after Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday. Illinois Democrats are signaling they’re willing to work more on the SAFE-T Act. Victims of the July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park have filed a set…
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Today’s headlines: The state of Illinois is chipping away at its unemployment insurance debt. Immigrant advocates in Champaign-Urbana are preparing to receive migrants from Texas. A University of Illinois student group committed to selling donated clothes to students at low prices has had its first thrift event of the school year….
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Today’s headlines: An Illinois Republican lawmaker is trying to make bribery and intimidation by a public official a detainable offense. People spent 60 percent more on sports wagers last year in Illinois than the year prior, but the state’s chief fiscal officer says it’s not a budget fix. A coalition working to…