Ask The Newsroom: How Are Early Voting And Mail-in Ballots Handled?
Ann Quackenbush of Champaign had questions about mail-in ballots. So, she asked Illinois Newsroom to answer them.
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Fired Prisoner Review Board Member Asks Illinois Supreme Court To Limit Governor’s Power
Fired Prisoner Review Board member Eric Gregg is asking the Illinois Supreme Court to give him his job back. In a case argued Tuesday, the justices were also asked to consider the limits of a governor’s power to fire certain state officials.
New Zoning Rules For Older Champaign Neighborhoods
New zoning rules for Champaign’s five “In-Town” zoning districts passed the Champaign City Council Tuesday night with a last-minute compromise.
Community College Message To Struggling Veterans: ‘You’re Not Alone In This’
Parkland College in Champaign is hosting an event to raise awareness about a troubling statistic: 20 veterans die from suicide everyday in the U.S.
Great Lakes Warming; Increase in Homeless High School Students; Smithsonian Exhibits in Illinois
On the 21st: A new report finds that the Great Lakes are warming. Although it might make for better swimming, higher temperatures could have a disastrous effect on Lake Michigan’s game fish which depend on cold, water. Also, Illinois Humanities teams up with the Smithsonian to produce traveling exhibhitions all over the state. We’ll tell you when they’re coming to your neighborhood. And, we also discuss the rising numbers of homeless high school students in the state and the potential causes behind that, as well as what's being done to remedy that.