When a car seat is not properly installed, children and babies can be harmed, even in low-speed collisions. It’s why the Champaign-Urbana Public Health District offers free car seat safety checks.
Democratic incumbent Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuerman and Republican Gregory Worrell, participated in candidate interviews at Illinois Public Media’s studios.
CHAMPAIGN – Homelessness in Champaign County has risen in recent years. The latest count, conducted in early 2026, found 364 people in the area
The semester blends hands-on studio time with guided workshops, creative challenges, and real-world media practices.
The Mahomet-Seymour school district warned Tuesday in a news release that schools may be forced to close if the union representing teachers and staff goes on strike over contract negotiations and that extracurriculars activities would also be canceled.
A successful legislative push embraced by Gov. JB Pritzker means the state’s male-dominated construction industry soon will have to make new job-site accommodations to employees who lactate and menstruate.
More than 120 years after his death, local historians finally feel confident of the burial spot for the first Black man to vote in Illinois.
At Tuesday’s Champaign County board meeting, the chair of the board said the county has no data centers planned. And during public comment, residents asked for help to fund a skilled nursing facility.
Superintendent Geovanny Ponce said families should email him if they are above the income cut-off and can’t afford school meals.
Fall festivals, live music, and the grand opening of a history museum are all happening this week in Central Illinois.
Warmer-than-normal-temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are driving what could be the strongest El Niño on record. Here’s how that’s likely to impact weather across the central U.S this year.
Governor JB Pritzker said that the new training academies will help more Illinoisans learn in-demand skills, and give manufacturers more reasons to keep and expand jobs in Illinois.
Sammy Garduno emigrated from Mexico when he was 16. In 2006, he opened Sammy’s Pancake House on North Mattis Avenue in Champaign. In April, retired and handed management duties over to his daughter Veronica.
