Illinois Farm Bureau: Trade Deal Will Help After ‘Tough’ 2019
Illinois Farm Bureau President Richard Guebert said Tuesday the new U.S. trade agreement with Canada and Mexico will make two of the state's top export markets even stronger.
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Credit Rating Agencies Warn Of Risks For Illinois, Chicago
A pair of credit rating agencies on Tuesday issued warnings on the finances of both the state of Illinois and its largest city.
Champaign ACLU, NAACP Call Out Lack Of Progress On Racial Equity In Unit 4 Schools
The Champaign County chapters of both the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) jointly sent a letter to the Champaign Community Unit School District 4 Board of Education and superintendent Susan Zola highlighting a lack of access to gifted and advanced placement classes for black Unit 4 students, as well as disparities in discipline and academic proficiency for black pupils as compared to their white peers.
ENCORE: One Man’s Experience With Transient Global Amnesia
We revisit our conversation with one Galesburg man about a condition that temporarily erased his memory for a day, with no lasting physical or mental effects.
Has Common Core Lived Up To Its Promises 10 Years Later?
It’s been about a decade since Illinois and states across the country adopted tougher learning standards for public schools. The goal of Common Core is to prevent kids from falling behind, but some say it hasn’t leveled the playing field.