Illinois State Police On Huge DNA Backlog: ‘We Have A Lot To Do’
The Illinois State Police was under fire Monday for the state’s huge backlog in testing crime-scene DNA.
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Election 2019: Champaign Mayoral Candidate Cobbs Says, “We Need To Lift Everybody Up”
Azark David Cobbs is a past candidate for the Champaign City Council and Champaign Unit Four school board. But this time, he’s running to be the mayor of Champaign.
What To Know About Tuesday’s Public Hearing On Dynegy’s Middle Fork Stabilization Proposal
The Illinois Environmental Agency will hold a public hearing Tuesday, March 26, 2019 to take comments on a proposal by Dynegy Midwest Generation to construct a wall of rock along the Middle Fork River near the company’s coal ash ponds at the Vermilion Power Station near Danville. For those interested, here's what you need to know.
Mueller Report Doesn’t Find Russian Collusion, But ‘Can’t Exonerate’ On Obstruction
Special Counsel Robert Mueller did not find any evidence that President Trump's campaign conspired with Russia to influence the 2016 election; but his report takes no position on whether the president obstructed justice, according to a summary of findings submitted to Congress by Attorney General William Barr.
Electronic Monitoring; World’s Fastest Supercomputer; Pulitzer Prize-Winning Play ‘Sweat’ at Goodman
About 2,400 Illinoisans are on electronic monitoring as a condition of their release from prison. But some people say these ankle monitors actually make it harder to re-enter society. And, we’ll learn about the world’s fastest supercomputer. It’s going to be built at Argonne National Labs with help from the Department of Energy. Plus, a new play at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago takes on the decline of manufacturing jobs and tells a very personal story of its consequences.