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…
Monday, August 22, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Peoria City Council may ask state lawmakers next year to permit the usage of red-light cameras in Peoria County. Farmers in Illinois now have a place to turn when they have extra fruits and vegetables they can’t sell. An annual survey shows U.S. commercial beekeepers have lost 39…
Friday, August 19, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Republicans hammered high taxes, executive overreach, and even the city of Chicago as they rallied their base at the Illinois State Fair Thursday. The Workforce Equity Initiative at 18 Illinois community colleges will receive nearly $19 million in funding for a third year of programming. Thursday was the…
Thursday, August 18, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Republicans get their day in the sun Thursday at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield. Illinois Senate President Don Harmon says lawmakers have not reached a consensus on the bills they would propose in a possible special legislative session. A conservative Christian group held a meeting in Decatur…
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Today’s headlines: A recent study places Illinois in an “extreme heat belt” in the next 30 years. Some Illinois families may need to re-apply for free and reduced cost meals heading into the new school year. The University of Illinois Police Department says it’s hired seven new officers needed to help…
Tuesday, August 16, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Naperville City Council could ban most sales of assault rifles at its meeting Tuesday night. A new collaborative workforce training program in the Metro East will include an expansion of the Southern Illinois University School of Law. As undergraduates return to Champaign-Urbana, the University of Illinois is preparing…
Monday, Aug. 15, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Department of Children and Family Services and the Residential Simulation Lab at the University of Illinois’ Springfield campus are at odds over why a contract that helped the lab train new investigators has ended. Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi recently returned from a trip to Taiwan where he talked about…
Friday, August 12, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker is re-upping his call for an apology from Republican rival Darren Bailey for once comparing abortion to the Holocaust. The electric automaker Rivian plans to add a second shift at its Normal manufacturing plant by the end of next month, creating a need for even…
Thursday, August 11, 2022 Today’s headlines: The Illinois State Fair kicks off on Thursday in Springfield. Leaders of a new clinic opening next month in Carbondale hope they can fill a need for residents in the region and in surrounding states. Circuit judge elections don’t receive much attention, but they touch many lives. We look…
Wednesday, August 10, 2022 Today’s headlines: The FBI’s seizure of material from former President Donald Trump’s Florida home is becoming an issue in the Illinois governor’s race. Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin, says he was “stunned” by Monday’s news that federal agents had raided the home of former President Donald Trump. Just a few days…
Tuesday, August 9, 2022 Today’s headlines: Indiana recently joined other states bordering Illinois in banning most abortions – a move that Planned Parenthood of Illinois saw coming. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is rolling out the welcome mat to companies seeking to flee Indiana after the state’s near ban on abortions. A judge has ruled in…