‘Deadlocked’ Champaign school board turns to regional superintendent again to fill open seat
After the board debated for an hour behind closed doors, Board President Gianina Baker announced that the members were too divided.
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Dozens protest on the streets of Champaign for the rights of transgender people
Protesters spoke out about recent executive orders by President Donald Trump, targeting transgender and nonbinary people with a series of executive orders.
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The Latest: Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico for a month
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed to put planned tariffs on hold for a month. Trump’s tariffs against Canada and China are still slated to go into effect on Tuesday.
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Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond
President Donald Trump has signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation from the U.S.’s North American neighbors in an emerging trade war.
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A Champaign agency’s design is a finalist for the Illinois new state flag contest
CHAMPAIGN — Nearly 5,000 designs were submitted for Illinois’ state flag contest, and Champaign-based Clanin Creative‘s design has made it as one of the top ten finalists. Morning Edition host Kimberly Schofield spoke with Clanin Creative’s director Scott Clanin and graphic designer Colleen Hayes about the design process — and why they feel Illinois could…
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Prosecutor calls Madigan, McClain ‘grand masters of corruption’ as case goes to jury
Deliberations begin after 3 months of testimony and week-long closing arguments CHICAGO – It was a well-known aphorism during former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s record 36 years in power that while others in the state’s political realm were merely playing checkers, the longtime Democratic powerbroker was playing chess. And on Wednesday, after three months…
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Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s first confirmation hearing as Trump’s nominee for health secretary
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate hearings as he tries to make the case to become President Donald Trump’s health secretary.
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Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal grants after widespread confusion
President Donald Trump’s budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country.
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Health care providers in Illinois could lose millions in funding under Trump order
Providers at community health centers throughout Illinois on Tuesday lost immediate access to millions of dollars in federal grant funding and feared other public dollars were at stake.
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McClain lawyer calls star witnesses liars as trial nears conclusion
Jury slated to begin deliberations late Wednesday after 3 months of trial.
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‘Blatantly unlawful’ federal spending freeze sends state scrambling
Gov. JB Pritzker accused President Donald Trump’s administration of “trying to confuse the American people,” but said the state is nonetheless making contingency plans should tens of billions of dollars in federal funding disappear.
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VIDEO: Pritzker addresses pause of federal funds to programs in Illinois
Governor JB Pritzker is holding a press conference to address President Donald Trump’s cuts to federally-funded programs and how it will affect Illinoisans.
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Illinois Republicans ask state Supreme Court to toss ‘gerrymandered’ legislative map
GOP Rep. Ryan Spain also introduced a constitutional amendment calling for the process to be given to an independent commission in the future.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a push from President Donald Trump to pause federal funding while his administration conducts an across-the-board ideological review to uproot progressive initiatives.
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Legal battle looms as Trump orders a funding freeze during a review of federal loans and grants
The White House is pausing federal grants and loans starting Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s administration begins an across-the-board ideological review of its spending.
