Thursday May 27, 2021 Today’s headlines: An estimated 2,000 friends, family, and police officers filled a church in Decatur Wednesday for the funeral of Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim who was killed last week while answering a domestic disturbance call. While the funeral was private, the public was encouraged to come out and view the procession that…
Wednesday May 26, 2021 Today’s headlines: Illinois’ constitution mandates the legislature re-draw their own district boundaries every decade, the year after a Census, but the state’s judicial districts haven’t been touched since the early 1960s. The Illinois Senate Tuesday voted to repeal a 1989 law criminalizing the transmission of HIV. It’s been one year since…
Tuesday May 25, 2021 Today’s headlines: Champaign Police Officer Chris Oberheim, who was killed last week, will be laid to rest Wednesday. Illinois higher education institutions are getting emergency relief funding from the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan. April home sales were up sharply from a year ago in Illinois, while rising more modestly in…
Monday May 21, 2021 Today’s headlines: The fight over how to draw Illinois’ legislative districts for the next ten years is set to reach a fever pitch in Springfield this week. Democrats who control the remap process published their proposed maps Friday night. Fewer rural people are vaccinated than their urban counterparts. That’s according to…
Friday, May 21, 2021 Today’s headlines: A police processional escorted the body of a slain Champaign police officer Thursday from Urbana to Decatur. Sex education teaching standards would be updated in Illinois under a bill that passed the State Senate Thursday. A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is urging Gov. JB Pritzker to reopen the state’s…
Thursday May 20, 2021 Today’s headlines: Officials say the investigation into the fatal shooting of a Champaign police officer is ongoing. Students in Illinois would be required to return to in-person learning this fall under a resolution unanimously approved by the State Board of Education. The Champaign County Board will hold a public hearing and…
Wednesday May 19, 2021 Today’s headlines: A lawsuit filed by 22 Illinois school districts alleges Gov. JB Pritzker is not doing enough to emphasize spending on education. The ACLU of Illinois says a Black member of the Eastern Illinois University men’s swim team is ending a lawsuit filed against police officers who mistakenly detained him….
Monday May 17, 2021 Today’s headlines: With two weeks remaining in the General Assembly’s spring session, lawmakers’ attention will turn toward the state budget, and how to fill a $1.3 billion revenue shortfall. City leaders in Champaign are calling for an end to gun violence, as the number of shooting incidents increases. With the COVID-19…
Friday May 14, 2021 Today’s headlines: Gov. JB Pritzker’s office is shielding itself from blame in the massive COVID outbreak at a state-run veterans’ home that killed 36 residents last fall. Six Flags Great America is offering 50,000 free tickets for newly vaccinated Illinoisans in an effort to rev up the state’s stalled COVID vaccination…
Thursday May 13, 2021 Today’s headlines: One of Illinois’ most influential business associations says the state is facing a severe labor shortage because of enhanced unemployment benefits. Gov. JB Pritzker disagrees. As the state introduces a new tourism campaign, advocacy groups say tourism recovery will help Illinois stay competitive in the national and global economies….
Wednesday May 12, 2021 Today’s headlines: The head of an investigation into a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home says confusion over pandemic protocols within the facility likely made the crisis worse. Local health departments are gearing up for the extension of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to people as young as twelve. Gov….
Tuesday May 11, 2021 Today’s headlines: With Illinois heading toward a full economic reopening next month, the state’s Department of Public Health is launching a program to vaccinate workers in office buildings around the state. An Illinois Congressman says it’s vital for the United States to help contain the COVID-19 pandemic as it continues to…
Friday, May 7, 2021 https://will.illinois.edu/nfs/217Today5-10-21.mp3 Today’s headlines: Illinois lawmakers are debating whether to permanently allow temporary nursing assistants to take on the duties of a certified nursing assistant in long-term care facilities. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says he hopes negotiations with Republicans on President Biden’s $3 trillion infrastructure bill will produce results “soon.” Champaign County health…
Friday, April 30, 2021 Today’s Headlines: Gov. JB Pritzker has made public a long-awaited investigation into a COVID outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home last fall that killed 36 residents. A new report from the Illinois Department of Public Health finds Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white…
Friday, April 23, 2021 Today’s headlines: Illinoisans who want to own guns would have to be fingerprinted before getting or renewing their concealed carry license under a measure advancing in the Illinois House. The Illinois House Thursday night voted unanimously to pass a measure ending the use of isolation time out rooms in schools and…