WILL Call: What’s Happening in Central Illinois Aug. 14 – Aug. 17
An educational nature hike, a film festival celebrating an Oscar-winning actor, a gala celebrating student films, and more are happening in Central Illinois this week.
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WILL Call: What’s Happening in Champaign – Urbana Aug. 7 – Aug. 10
The Illinois State Fair, live music festivals, film screenings and more are happening in Central Illinois this week.
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NPR journalist’s new book tells humanizing stories of life under current Chinese communist government
For years, NPR’S Emily Feng criss-crossed China, bringing intimate and informative stories about the nation of 1.4 billion people, but in 2022, the country’s government said she could not report from there anymore.
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A family came to Chicago seeking asylum. Dad was deported. Now, Mom wants to leave.
The family came for the ‘American Dream.’ The husband says conditions in detention were ‘inhumane.’ The wife has enrolled in the government’s program to self-deport.
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Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning
Warner created many TV moments etched in the memories of Generation X children and their parents. He was nominated for an Emmy and won a Grammy for his work as a musician.
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What is going wrong – and what can improve for students with disabilities in Champaign public schools?
Public schools in Champaign are using a new report to change their approach to teaching students with disabilities.
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The killing of Sonya Massey – one year later
Friends, family and members of the community gathered in Springfield Sunday to remember Sonya Massey, who was shot and killed by a Sangamon County deputy in her unincorporated Springfield home a year ago.
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Champaign substitute teacher among those to return from ‘March to Gaza’ protest in Egypt
Central Illinoisans are among the over 4,000 people from the United States heading to Egypt as part of a peaceful march to the border with Gaza.
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How northern Illinois teachers are bringing indigenous stories into their classrooms for the first time
This past school year, for the first time, Illinois schools were required to teach a unit on the experience and history of Native people in the state.
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The U.S. sold this tribe’s land illegally. It’s now the latest Native group to get its home back
There are more than 500 miles between the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation’s tribal reservation in northeastern Kansas and 1,500 acres of mostly prairie in northern Illinois.
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Celebrating freedom and heritage: Nonprofit brings Black community together for Juneteenth
Children and adults marched through the streets of Urbana on Thursday to celebrate Juneteenth.
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Trump’s new travel ban raises fears for thousands of Congolese residents in Central Illinois
Champaign-Urbana is home to more than 6,000 Congolese people — and while the vast majority are not affected by the travel ban, many remain afraid they could be targeted by federal immigration officers.
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City of Champaign receives state grant to develop countywide language access plan
The City of Champaign is receiving a state grant to develop a countywide plan supporting residents with limited English proficiency.
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How will this spring’s General Assembly session affect education in Illinois?
State lawmakers passed dozens of education bills. They also left hundreds more on the table when they wrapped up this past weekend.
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Trump announces travel ban affecting a dozen countries set to go into effect Monday
The travel ban issued Wednesday is a repeat of an order of his first administration that led to widespread confusion at airports. This version includes Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
