International Transgender Day of Visibility always falls on March 31. This year, community members observed the day by holding a rally to protest anti-LGBTQ legislation and statements made by the Trump Administration.
Lincoln Square Mall, home of the Urbana Winter Farmers Market, is already a bustling place on Saturdays. This weekend, the vendors peddling their baked goods, house plants and arts and crafts, and the musicians bellowing from their saxophones and harmonicas, were joined by dozens of tables of railroadiana — railroad memorabilia.
Governor Pritzker urged Illinoisans to participate in “mass activism” and let Congress know they oppose the Trump administration’s cuts to food and agriculture programs.
Federal funding for Medicaid, the federal-state health insurance program that covers more than 70 million lower-income Americans, could be on the chopping block. Clinics that provide free or reduced-cost care to residents of east-central Illinois are preparing for the possibility that a need for their services will spike if Medicaid faces cuts.
City officials say the updated numbers should trigger $600,000 a year in additional revenue from the state.
Williams ran against Annie Adams for the Democratic ticket in the Urbana Primary Election Tuesday. With no Republican candidate running for the position, the primary effectively brings the mayor’s race to a close.
Urbana voters put DeShawn Williams on the path to becoming the city’s next mayor. Residents also reelected all incumbents currently serving on the City Council.
URBANA — Darnell “DJ” Wicks was 7 and loved Spider-Man. Sherman McCraney was 18 years old. Melvin Braxton was 43. Richard Meek was 70. Each was killed in Urbana this week. Three of the incidents were unrelated except for the common thread of domestic and gun violence, according to the Urbana Police Department. “Our commitment
When IPM News first spoke to Akul Dhawan’s parents, they blamed campus police for failing to find him. Now, they just want to move forward.
Durbin is backing Champaign County’s Chief Deputy Treasurer DeShawn Williams. The senator called him “a leader” with a record of supporting local businesses.
In today’s deep dive, we’ll learn what’s on the ballot and who’s running for city council in Urbana’s upcoming election.
Adams describes herself as “a real systems person” who knows how to navigate city governance to get results.
Williams says he will bring “proven leadership” to city governance.
Violence in Urbana this weekend has claimed the lives of three people including a young child.
Ahead of Urbana’s Feb. 25 primary election, candidates for mayor and City Council presented to a full house at a forum held in the Urbana City Council chambers.