Champaign County Upgrades Jury Questionnaires
By Sean Powers
Jury selection questionnaires are getting a face-lift in Champaign County.
Illinois Public Media News
Employers Trim Health Costs By Cutting Coverage For Spouses
By Julie Rovner
When UPS told workers that it would no longer offer health coverage for spouses who had their own job-based insurance, it caused a big stir. But the shipping giant has plenty of company.
Parkland Trustees Approve Plan To Operate UI’s Institute Of Aviation
By Jeff Bossert
Parkland College Trustees have unanimously approved an agreement to take over the University of Illinois’ Institute of Aviation.
Texas Company Helps Bement Students, Teachers
by The Associated Press
The elementary school in Bement was among the schools in the region that had to send students home early during a recent heat wave.
Categories:
Criminal Justice,
Education
Operations Back To Normal At Danville Prison
by The Associated Press
Illinois prison officials say Danville Correctional Center is back to normal operations after more than 100 inmates were sickened, likely by a fungus.
Categories:
Government,
Health
Illinois Troopers Getting Tasers That Record Video
By Sean Powers
Illinois State Police patrol officers will soon be carrying tasers with a video camera attached.
Categories:
Criminal Justice,
Technology
Whale Of A Fine: JPMorgan Chase To Pay $920M In Penalties
By Mark Memmott
JPMorgan Chase has agreed to acknowledge that it violated federal securities laws and will pay $920 million in penalties assessed by regulators in the U.S. and U.K. to settle charges related to the huge trading losses racked up by its London traders last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Thursday morning.
Categories:
Business,
Criminal Justice
Federal Reserve Holds Off Slowing Bond Purchases
By Eyder Peralta
The Federal Reserve said today that it is not slowing down its monthly purchase of $85 billion in bonds.
Categories:
Economics,
Government
Unit 4 Teachers Vote To Authorize Strike
By Sean Powers
Most of more than 500 teachers in the Champaign School District voted on Wednesday to give their union the authority to go on strike.
Categories:
Education
Judge To Rule Next Week In Lawsuit Over Lawmaker Pay
by The Associated Press
A Cook County Circuit Court judge says he will rule next week on a lawsuit over Gov. Pat Quinn's decision to halt lawmakers' pay.