Politics
Feds set to rest case in Sen. Emil Jones III red-light camera bribery trial
“The main thing: Take care of my intern,” Jones, D-Chicago, told Omar Maani as the pair dined at a Chicago steakhouse in July 2019. “That’s it.”
Sen. Jones sent spending money to former intern before getting him job feds say was a bribe
As State Sen. Emil Jones III trial continues, jury sees texts between him and a former intern.
Illinois lawmakers are considering whether to reestablish parole. It’s not an easy path out of jail, a new documentary shows
“In Their Hands” filmmaker Dan Protess said the old parole system has two major problems.
Trump administration freezes $790 million for Northwestern University
In a statement, Northwestern spokesperson Jon Yates said the school was “informed by members of the media that the federal government plans to freeze a significant portion of our federal funding. The university has not received any official notification from the federal government.”
University of Illinois confirms some international students’ visas have been revoked
A U of I spokesperson said that multiple foreign students on campus have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration but declined to share the number of students who were impacted.
Chicago Fulbright scholar ‘embarrassed to be American’ after Trump cut funding for her work in Africa
Chicago gynecologist Nicole Williams was just starting her work in Uganda investigating maternal health outcomes when the Trump Administration pulled the plug.
State Sen. Emil Jones III bribery trial set to begin 2 ½ years after indictment
Jones has remained in office since his September 2022 indictment on three counts including bribery and lying to the FBI, even winning another four-year term in an unopposed race six weeks after being charged.
Judge orders the Trump administration to return man who was mistakenly deported
The judge ordered the government to return Abrego Garcia to the U.S. by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 7. She said keeping him in El Salvador constitutes irreparable harm.
Instead of ending DEI, University of Illinois will add ‘open to all’ language to websites
Chancellor Robert Jones and Provost John Coleman announced by email on Thursday that the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign will not strike sensitive words or phrases from websites under pressure from the federal government.
Champaign County April 2025 general election results
Sveral mail-in ballots are expected to arrive in the coming days. Those votes could be decisive in school board, city council and and mayoral races.
Champaign Unit 4 school board begins to take shape as mail-in ballots remain to be counted
According to unofficial election results, Fatima Ahmed, Justin Michael Hendrix, Christy Arnold, Tony Bruno and Grace Kang have the most votes so far.
Champaign voters have likely rejected referendum to fund Strides shelter, reelected Township Supervisor Kyle Patterson
The 24/7 low-barrier shelter in downtown Champaign primarily operates with temporary federal funding that officials say will run out by the end of the year.