Tuesday, September 13, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Anne Burke will retire from the bench later this year, court officials announced today. Millions of Illinoisans will see money show up in the mail or in their bank accounts over the next six to eight weeks. Faculty unions at five public Illinois universities…
Monday, September 12, 2022 Today’s headlines: Two Illinois lawmakers are pushing legislation that would create a wind farm off the shores of Lake Michigan. University of Illinois officials reported 317 new COVID-19 cases on the Urbana campus last week. That’s much lower than the week before when there were more than one thousand new cases….
Friday, September 9, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois’ Republican gubernatorial candidate now has a positive TV ad running statewide, but it didn’t come until nearly two months before the general election. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said his staff has been unable to coordinate with Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s staff as groups of migrants have appeared in…
Thursday, September 8, 2022 Today’s headlines: A cannabis advocacy group is warning the state’s recreational marijuana program has a lot of problems that need immediate attention. Bringing more diversity into the green economy is one of the central goals of Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act signed into law last September. Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis…
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey continues to blame Governor J.B. Pritzker for crime in the state, but Bailey says he can fix it. Governor J.B. Pritzker made a stop in Decatur yesterday to announce state funding for electric vehicle manufacturing. Undergraduates at the University of Illinois tested positive…
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 Today’s headlines: On Monday, Governor J.B. Pritzker told Rock Island County Democrats that Illinois is “the most pro-labor state in the country, and it will remain that way” during the Democrats’ annual Salute to Labor in East Moline. The Inflation Reduction Act revived the national conversation around insulin prices. A kinesiology…
Friday, September 2, 2022 Today’s headlines: The CEO of Planned Parenthood of Illinois says they’re working hard to keep abortion care legal in the state. Illinois lawmakers working to pass gun laws say it will take some time before they reach a consensus. The University of Illinois is under attack by one gubernatorial challenger for…
Thursday, September 1, 2022 Today’s headlines: A group of Illinois lawmakers tasked with expanding abortion rights is hoping to pass legislation before the end of the year. Clinical trials show the antiviral Paxlovid can reduce the risk of COVID-related hospitalization and death by 89 percent, but a new report shows it’s being underutilized. Illinois’ 13th…
Wednesday, August 31, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey’s campaign fund got a major boost from Republican mega-donor Richard Uihlein. Republican Esther Joy King is making her second run to represent Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. Illinois schools are unable to fill one out of every one-hundred teaching positions. The University of Illinois…
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Today’s headlines: Many Central Illinois communities are cleaning up after severe storms Monday night. Members of the University of Illinois Graduate Employees Organization say the University’s proposed contract doesn’t give them the pay and benefits they deserve. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is now strongly recommending students and staff wear…
Monday, August 29, 2022 Today’s headlines: Multiple reports of gun violence kept Central Illinois police busy over the weekend. At a kickoff for the Jelani Day Foundation over the weekend in Normal, his mother Carmen Bolden Day was again critical of the police agencies working the case. The University of Illinois is recommending – but…
Friday, August 26, 2022 Today’s headlines: Governor JB Pritzker says the Biden administration’s decision to cancel some student debt is a good first step. President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan has brought relief to many but also left unanswered questions. Union members representing graduate student employees at the University of Illinois rallied outside the Illini…
Thursday, August 25, 2022 Today’s headlines: More than a million Illinois residents saddled with federal student loan debt may be eligible for some relief under a new executive order from President Joe Biden. The mother of Illinois State University grad student Jelani Day said she’s had no time to find closure in the year since…
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 Today’s headlines: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack visited Illinois on Tuesday to meet with Senator Tammy Duckworth to announce a new investment in biofuels. More Mexican laborers who helped prepare Rivian’s electric vehicle plant Normal for production will finally get the overtime pay that they were owed but never received. Nineteen…
Tuesday, August 23, 2022 Today’s headlines: A drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes can lower the severity of COVID-19, according to a new study from Northwestern University. Students at the University of Illinois returned to campus on Monday for the first day of classes. Ten University of Illinois students have signed up to be the first…