Illinois Prisoner Population Sets New Record
By Robert Wildeboer
The population at the Illinois Department of Corrections has reached a new high.
Categories:
Criminal Justice
Illinois Public Media News
Illinois Falls to Penn State 35-7 in Conference Opener
By Rob McColley, with additional reporting from The Associated Press
Matt McGloin threw for 211 yards and a touchdown and ran for two more scores to lead Penn State to a 35-7 win over Illinois Saturday in the schools' Big Ten opener.
Categories:
Sports
Officials Credit Stomach Illness for Absences
By The Associated Press
Coles County officials say a stomach ailment may have been what kept about half the students out of Ashmore Elementary School earlier this week.
Categories:
Health
Legal Language Pivot of Indiana Abortion Drug Fight
By The Associated Press
Indiana could be the latest location in an ongoing national debate over drug-induced abortions.
Categories:
Government,
Health
Illinois Sets Benchmark for Health Coverage
By The Associated Press
Illinois has chosen a Blue Cross Blue Shield small group policy as the benchmark plan for essential health benefits in the state, another milestone in implementing President Barack Obama's health care law.
Categories:
Government,
Health
Household Hazardous Waste To Be Collected In Champaign
By Jim Meadows
It’s been six years since Champaign-Urbana hosted one of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's collection events for household hazardous waste. And organizers are expecting a big turnout for the event which takes place on Saturday, September 29th, on the north end of Champaign.
Categories:
Environment
US Postal Service to Default on Second $5B Payment
By The Associated Press
The U.S. Postal Service is on the brink of default on a second multibillion-dollar payment it can't afford to pay.
Madigan Announces $1.4M to Help Illinois Renters
By The Associated Press
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has announced that nearly $1.4 million from a recent settlement will go toward legal help for renters.
New Artifacts on Display at Lincoln Museum
By The Associated Press
New artifacts are on display at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum that mark the 16th president's ties to agriculture and higher education.
University of Illinois Gets Federal Money for Nuke Research
By Sean Powers
Those behind a three-year federal grant funded research project in nuclear energy at the University of Illinois say it has the potential to on far beyond that.