News Local/State
Democratic Leader Pushes Back On Rauner Ideas
The top Democrat in Illinois’ state senate is preparing for a divide between his chamber and the new Republican governor.
WILL-AM
WILL AM 580 Live Stream
News Local/State
Opponents Of Unit 4 Referendum Want To “Keep Central Central”
A new group says they oppose any school referendum that would build a new Champaign Central High School on the north edge of the city.
News Local/State
Rauner: “Education Bureaucracy” Standing In Way Of Education
Illinois has more than 850 school districts and over 13,000 school administrators in its K-12 system. Gov. Bruce Rauner says those numbers are bloat to the system and is calling for a paring down of what he calls "education bureaucracy."
News Local/State
Woodstock Theater Dedicates Auditorium To Harold Ramis
Late Harold Ramis to be honored during Woodstock's Groundhog Days.
News Local/State
Gov. Rauner Calls For Halt On Political Contributions From Labor Unions
Gov. Bruce Rauner lit a fire under labor unions in Illinois earlier this week when he suggested local governments — like counties or cities — should be able to implement their own right-to-work laws. On Thursday Rauner went one step further, saying government unions should be banned from contributing to political campaigns.
News Local/State
Prof. Salaita Sues U of I Leaders, Board Of Trustees
The professor whose job offer was rescinded over comments made on Twitter seeks to be re-instated to the position, along with unspecified monetary damages.
News Local/State
Center for Public Integrity Names the “Sugar Daddies of State Politics”
The millions of dollars Republican Governor Bruce Rauner poured into his campaign landed him near the top of a national list of last year's biggest campaign contributors.
News Local/State
Meet the U of I Musicologists Whose Advice Helped Shape “33 Variations”
Moises Kaufman's play about Beethoven, a modern-day musicologist and a shared obsession is came to the stage with scholarly advice from two University of Illinois musicologists, William Kinderman and Katherine Syer.
News Local/State
No Charges To Be Filed In Champaign Centennial Protest Incident
A car windshield was broken when students participating in December's 'die-in' took to the street. State's Attorney Julia Rietz suggests instead that the school district resolve it through 'mediation and community education.'
News Local/State
Panel On Airport’s Future Meets With U of I Chancellor
The task force made up of city and county officials, U of I staff, and business personnel spent all of 2014 looking for ways to secure Willard Airport's long-term future. It met with U of I Chancellor Phyllis Wise for the first time Tuesday.