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Holocaust survivor Eva Kor, who championed forgiveness even for those who carried out the Holocaust atrocities, died Thursday during an overseas trip for a museum she founded in Terre Haute, Indiana, her son said.
When lawmakers made performance-based budgeting the law in Illinois, they promised it would transform the way the state spends money. But after years of failing to invest in the program, backers say Illinois is finally getting serious about Budgeting for Results.
Catholics in Quincy will come together Saturday to commemorate the 122nd anniversary of Father Augustine Tolton’s death. He is widely regarded as the nation’s first black priest.
Governor J.B. Pritzker says the infrastructure legislation he signed into law last month means jobs for Illinois --- both in the short term and in the years to come. Pritzker made two stops in Champaign-Urbana Wednesday to promote the $48 billion, six-year Rebuild Illinois capital development package.
Tracey Meares is a central Illinois native and a Yale law professor who's spent years investigating difficult questions about the interactions between police officers and the public. Plus, the UIC women’s gymnastics team won a conference championship - but their program still got cut. We’ll talk about that and how colleges prioritize certain sports. And caregivers for veterans are often under a lot of stress. A study shows how mindfulness therapy can help.
