UPDATE: Champaign Council Votes To Create Police Review Board.
The Champaign City Council voted Tuesday evening to create a citizens advisory committee to review Champaign Police Department complaint investigations.
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Health Apps & Fitness Trackers; Climate Change, Politics & Religion; Video Game College Scholarships
On this encore edition of The 21st: We revisit our conversations on health apps, how climate change conversations are impacted by politics and religion, and the rising popularity of e-sports.
Area School Superintendent Supports Gov. Rauner’s SB1 Veto
Saying he's "frustrated" downstate public school district "get left behind," a Champaign County school district superintendent says the governor's SB1 veto was the right decision.
Rauner Vetoes Portions Of Public School Funding Bill
Just after finishing a two year political standoff over a state budget, Illinois lawmakers are heading toward another impasse, this time over education funding.
Denouncing it a “bailout” of Chicago Public Schools, Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner on Tuesday partially vetoed a bill to overhaul the state’s school funding formula, setting the stage for a dramatic showdown over education funding that could cut off state money to schools across Illinois.
Why Did The Asian Carp Cross Lake Michigan’s Electric Barrier? This Scientist’s On The Case.
An Asian Carp was caught recently in a place where it shouldn’t be – beyond an electric barrier meant to keep the species out of Lake Michigan and the rest of the Great Lakes. Researchers at Southern Illinois University are trying to figure out just how it got there.