News Around Illinois - January 23, 2020
New law allows HS school students to leave class to vote; Professor heads to Finland to study mental health; Danville man shoots two alleged home intruders.
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What We Know About Fast Radio Bursts in Space
Earlier this month, astronomers announced that they had detected a repeating fast radio burst, or FRB, from a galaxy only half-a-billion light-years away. That may sound far, but in space terms, that’s closer than any of the previous bursts that have been observed.
Which Female Artists Got Snubbed By The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame?
Pat Benatar’s 1979 anthem “Hit Me with Your Best Shot" reached No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold well over a million copies in the U.S., but she is one of several female rockers who have been left out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which announced its latest inductees earlier this month.
Illinois Public Health Workers Taking Precautionary Steps To Prevent Further Spread Of Coronavirus In U.S.
A deadly strain of coronavirus is spreading in China. Officials there have reported 17 deaths and more than 400 infected.
Illinoisans Reflect On Equal Rights Amendment History
You may have heard the news last week that Virginia became the 38th state to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA. That’s a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would guarantee equal rights for all Americans, regardless of sex.
