In Chicago visit, Biden heaps praise on Pritzker, touts economic recovery ahead of 2024
President hypes ‘Bidenomics,’ reclaiming term coined by critics
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Republican and Democratic lawmakers will discuss differences in Rantoul on Thursday
RANTOUL – Braver Angels Illinois, the non-profit organization that works to bridge the divide in the political climate, is holding an event to bring Democratic and Republican voters together for a civil discussion. On Wednesday, June 28 at 5:30 p.m., Braver Angels will hold a Bipartisan Constituent Conversation at Rantoul Township High School. For the…
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One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, CU activists focus on joy
As the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to an abortion approaches, Champaign-Urbana abortion rights activists are celebrating. The event on Sunday afternoon is called “Acts of Joyful Insurrection” and will focus on finding joy and moving forward as a community. “We’re really trying to…
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Stalled bills include repeal of subminimum wage for disabled workers, BIPA reform
Several measure could be revived in legislature’s fall veto session
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Mulling run for Congress, farmer Bailey sows seeds for support from indicted Trump: ‘It’s an hon
Fresh from his front-row seat at Donald Trump’s post-arraignment political rally, downstate farmer Darren Bailey on Wednesday pledged his full-throated support for the former president — ahead of the former state senator’s own expected attempt at a political comeback. “It’s an honor to stand with this man,” Bailey wrote on Facebook above a photo of…
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Danville abortion clinic plans to open despite city ban and two attacks
Abortion clinic owner in Danville plans to open despite two attacks on building.
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Former Gov. Rauner’s portrait added to state Capitol’s ‘Hall of Governors’
Republican joins all Illinois’ former governors except Blagojevich
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Pritzker signs anti-book ban legislation
First-in-the-nation law ties state funding to open access policies.
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Scared but ‘not surprised’: CU LGBTQ community on HRC declaration
CHAMPAIGN — The LGBTQ rights organization Human Rights Campaign has declared a national state of emergency for all queer people in the United States, citing the surge of anti-LGBTQ legislation in statehouses around the country. Members of the Champaign-Urbana queer community say they feel scared but not shocked by the announcement. “I wish I could…
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These are the charges Trump was indicted on and what they mean
Updated June 9, 2023 at 3:28 PM ET The federal indictment of former President Donald Trump in the classified documents probe has been unsealed. The indictment lays out 37 federal charges against Trump, including obstruction and unlawful retention of defense information for storing dozens of classified documents at his Florida resort and refusing to return…
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Trump indictment unsealed in documents case I Live updates
The indictment unsealed Friday also says that, unaware of any records being moved, former President Donald Trump’s attorney identified 38 documents with “classified” markings and placed them in a folder, which he sealed with clear duct tape handed to him by Trump valet Walt Nauta.
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Danville’s proposed abortion clinic is attacked for a second time
DANVILLE — A proposed abortion clinic in Danville has been attacked — again. On May 20, an Illinois man drove his car into the clinic and has been charged with attempted arson by federal authorities. Abortion is still legal in the state. “Attacks like this are designed to intimidate and terrorize us out of providing…
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Donald Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents
Former President Donald Trump says he’s been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, igniting a federal prosecution that is arguably the most perilous of multiple legal threats against the former president as he seeks to reclaim the White House.
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Pritzker touts early education funding in signing $50.4 billion budget
Gov. J.B. Pritzker has traveled the state this week to tout the budget’s funding of his Smart Start initiative, a focal point of his 2024 budget aimed at improving access to preschool, increasing funding for child care providers and investing in early childhood facilities. Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday signed his fifth budget — a…
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How Asian Americans got wrapped up in the affirmative action debate — and why many want out
The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule this month on the fate of affirmative action in college admissions. Justices are considering two cases challenging the consideration of race, including one that alleges discrimination against Asian American applicants. For decades Asian American students have been cast, often unwillingly, as victims of affirmative action policies meant…
