Sen. John McCain, Former Presidential Nominee And Prisoner Of War, Dies At 81
Arizona senator and former Republican presidential nominee John McCain died Saturday at the age of 81.
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Hindu Festival To Kick Off Immigrant ‘Welcoming Week’
The Freedom Festival will bring the vibrant colors, food and traditions of South Asia to Champaign this weekend. The festival will kick off Welcoming Week, an initiative of the University YMCA’s New American Welcome Center, which works to help new immigrants flourish in the Champaign-Urbana area.
U.S. Lumber Benefiting From A Trade Dispute That Trump Didn’t Start
Back in 2012, one of the major employers in Montrose, Colorado, a sawmill, was in receivership and on the brink of collapse. At the time, local media reported that the cost of logging timber had become prohibitively expensive, and the log yard was nearly empty.
Parkland President Discusses Plans To Stabilize Enrollment
Classes started this week at Parkland College in Champaign. The community college has seen a slow, steady decline in enrollment over the last decade.
Bennett Calls For Override To Save Bill Fighting Medicaid Backlog
State Senator Scott Bennett says he hopes lawmakers override the governor’s amendatory veto of a bill he co-sponsored to speed up the processing of Medicaid applications for long term care in Illinois.