News Around Illinois - January 27, 2020
Governor signs law limiting insulin costs; Deer harvests in Illinois increase; Historian says NFL has a ways to go to deal with racism.
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Police: Shots Fired Outside Champaign Mall
Champaign officers are trying to find the person who fired shots outside of a mall Saturday night. No one was hurt.
Dosunmu’s Shot Lifts No. 21 Illinois Over Michigan 64-62
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — As the final seconds ticked away in a tie game, Ayo Dosunmu was being guarded by Zavier Simpson, one of the top defenders in the Big Ten.
News Around Illinois - January 24, 2020
Triple homicide in Danville; Pritzker endorses childhood investment; Champaign bids for high school sports tourney & Obama portraits will be on display in Chicago.
The Fight To Save The Chicago Tribune
In 2004, Illinois had 68 daily papers. That number dropped to 59 just last year, according to research from Penny Abernathy at The University of North Carolina. And the situation for weekly papers in the state was even worse, dropping from 505 to 324 in those 15 years.