Illinois Public Media News

Champaign Democrat Joshua Hartke is resigning from the Champaign County Board to take a job in Colorado.

The Papers of Abraham Lincoln project announced on Thursday a revamped website with over 1,500 legal, personal and political writings and documents associated with the nation's 16th president.

During a time when many Americans are skeptical about scientific research, podcast host Sandra Tsing Loh says scientists need to step up and explain what they do in a way people can understand.

TIAA executive Ronald Pressman, says getting ready for retirement is something both baby boomers and millenials should be doing. 

A new bike-sharing program may bring two-thousand bikes to Champaign-Urbana by this fall. 

Organizers of a walkout planned for Friday said students at Champaign high schools are being forced to choose between participating in the civic demonstration around gun violence and attending prom. The walkout and subsequent events planned at the Independent Media Center in Urbana are part of a nationwide day of action around gun violence on April 20 — the anniversary of the Columbine school shooting.

On the 21st: A conversation with current and former 4-H students in Illinois, and a look into their Robotics Competition set for Saturday. Also, continuing our Bloomington-Normal spotlight this week with a discussion regarding advanced manufacturing in the towns, and then a run through of the Miller Park Zoo. 

As the midterm election draws near, some state lawmakers want to change the way Illinois’ political districts are drawn. They want to do that by giving voters a chance to change the constitution. 

A contentious proposal that sought to ban youth tackle football in Illinois is dead, for now. 

It’s been more than three years since then-Governor Pat Quinn signed legislation creating the Secure Choice program. But the retirement savings program for workers whose employers don’t offer one is finally becoming a reality.