Thursday, August 4, 2022 Today’s headlines: A federal measure that would expand healthcare benefits for veterans is now headed to the President’s desk. The amount of water in the Illinois and upper Mississippi rivers is increasing. University of Illinois-owned Willard Airport won a grant from the Department of Transportation. A biology professor at Illinois Wesleyan…
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 Today’s headlines: Parts of southern Illinois are recovering after a sudden storm dropped about ten inches of rain and hail in less than 24 hours. Meteorologists say we should expect dangerous heat and strong storms in Central Illinois on August 3. Comparisons between the Holocaust and abortion are putting Illinois Republican…
Tuesday, August 2, 2022 Today’s headlines: Governor J-B Pritzker has declared monkeypox a public health emergency, and Illinois is a disaster area regarding the virus. Updated COVID booster shots will be available in early September around the start of cold and flu season. A group of therapists focused on healing those involved in gun violence…
Monday, August 1, 2022 Today’s headlines: An unusually tense process to select the next Democratic Party of Illinois chair ended Friday when its current chair withdrew her name from consideration. The Democratic Party of Illinois has a new leader after an internal power battle settled this weekend. Illinois’ share of a national opioid settlement with…
Friday, July 29, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois state lawmakers met on Thursday to discuss closing a loophole that allows people with revoked gun permits to still buy ammunition. The developers of a multistate carbon capture pipeline this week submitted an application to build the Illinois portion. A weekend-long effort to combat local gun violence starts…
Thursday, July 28, 2022 Today’s headlines: Google is expanding In Chicago – it’s taking over the Thompson Center. The state’s largest solar project could be up and running in Fulton County by 2025. Illinois Congresswoman Mary Miller met in April with the head of a group called Iranian Americans for Liberty. The second probable case of…
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 Today’s headlines: Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey is still refusing to answer questions related to last year’s Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. At least one person is dead following the historic rainfall across the St. Louis region on the night of July 25. The University of Illinois has…
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is out of COVID-19 isolation after testing negative, he said in a tweet on Sunday. The state of Illinois earned $445 million in tax revenue from legal marijuana sales last fiscal year. A new coalition of small nonprofits aims to tackle gun violence in Champaign…
Monday, July 25, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker is calling on the federal government to provide more vaccines for the monkeypox virus. The World Health Organization — on Saturday — declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern. Congressman Rodney Davis has championed the Social Security Fairness Act since 2013. The bill…
Friday, July 22, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois members of Congress were vocal supporters of the Right to Contraception Act, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday. The Peoria-to-Chicago passenger rail route now has an initial price tag: $2.5 billion. The Champaign County Association of Realtors says home sales declined by nearly…
Thursday, July 21, 2022 Today’s headlines: Three Republicans from the Illinois Congressional Delegation voted against a measure to codify same-sex and interracial marriages. Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering said it’s time for a nationwide ban on assault-style weapons. The University of Illinois leads the largest health study of box turtles in the world. The Champaign…
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has tested positive for COVID-19. Another county resident – a man in his 70s – has died from COVID-19. This is the fifth COVID-19-related death in July and brings the countywide death toll to 301. Governor JB Pritzker ended COVID-19 vaccine mandates for higher education…
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois State Police will start keeping clear and present danger reports to prevent some people from obtaining a Firearm Owners’ ID. The Catholic healthcare provider OSF HealthCare will only cover fertility treatments for its married, opposite-sex workers. The Urbana City Council is considering whether to allow a second plasma…
Monday, July 18, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger is previewing another public January 6th committee hearing for this week. Season allergies have been getting worse. Jumping worms have made their way to pretty much every state in the Midwest in the last ten years, including Illinois. An argument between two men from Urbana turned…
Friday, July 15, 2022 Today’s headlines: Many doctors from Planned Parenthood in Wisconsin are now working out of a health center across the Illinois border. In the aftermath of the Highland Park mass shooting over the Fourth of July weekend, Illinois politicians are sparring over gun legislation. If your bicycle is parked at a University…