Fatal Shooting Reported in West Champaign
By Jeff Bossert
Champaign Police are seeking the public’s help in solving a fatal shooting on the city’s west side Tuesday night.
Categories:
Criminal Justice
Illinois Public Media News
Illinois Lawmakers Hope to Put Brakes on Drunk Hired Drivers
By Chris Slaby
A limo driver arrested for driving drunk while taking suburban high schoolers to their prom over the weekend has spurred a call for stricter DUI laws in Illinois.
Living on the Border, Driven — Literally — Underground
By Amy Isackson
After living underground in the United States — figuratively speaking — some undocumented immigrants deported to the Mexican border city of Tijuana are living in holes.
Categories:
Immigration
Why Angelina Jolie’s Op-Ed Matters
By Linda Holmes
Pop culture does not mean celebrity culture; I have perhaps said this more often than anyone you're going to meet. Who dates, who gets a divorce, who has a tantrum, who has surreptitious photos snapped of him by mangy, grim opportunists — these things are not culture of any kind, popular or otherwise, unless there is something else at stake. They are curiosities, and given that we are curious creatures, their pull is not surprising, nor is it new, nor was it invented by the internet, or television, or Americans. If the Lizzie Borden case happened now, we'd read all about how the fascination with her was the product of various elements of whatever we dislike about the last ten years of our history. This would not have happened in 1892! Except it would, and did, and will again.
But celebrity is like any other pollutant: you can fight it, but only while coexisting with it, and with people who are far less concerned with limiting it than you might be. You can close your windows, move away, don't look (I certainly try not to look), but it's part of the messy world anyway. And every now and then, somebody finds an upside.
Categories:
Health
Champaign Named ‘Bicycle Friendly Community’
By Jeff Bossert
The city of Champaign a ‘Bicycle Friendly Community’ by the League of American Bicyclists.
Illinois Senate Proposal: Cities Could Restrict Places for Guns
By The Associated Press
An Illinois Senate proposal to allow the carrying of concealed weapons would let large cities add to the list of places considered off limits to guns.
Categories:
Government,
Law
Emanuel to Seek 2nd Term as Chicago Mayor
By The Associated Press
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans on seeking re-election in 2015 and says he's not seeking higher office.
Categories:
Government,
Politics
Supreme Court Rules For Monsanto In Case Against Farmer
By Nina Totenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that when farmers use patented seed for more than one planting in violation of their licensing agreements, they are liable for damages.
Categories:
Agriculture,
Law
Supt: Ill. K-12 School Funding Crisis At Tipping Point
By Willis Kern
State school officials are sounding the alarm over inadequate state funding for Kindergarten through 12th grade.
Categories:
Education,
Government
Justice Department Secretly Obtains AP Phone Records
By Carrie Johnson
The Associated Press is protesting what it calls a massive and unprecedented intrusion into its gathering of news.