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On the 21st: We caught up with Senator Tammy Duckworth on immigration, foreign affairs and of course, her daughter. Plus, Yelp's newest feature includes restaurant violations and overall health scores, and what this means for restaurant reviews moving forward. And, a new Illinois Public Radio program is making its debut tomorrow.
At Springfield High School, Ethan Doyle is an honors student, a member of the baseball team, the investment club, and an elite student group known as Superintendent’s Roundtable. But perhaps his most notable accomplishment came during the spring of his sophomore year, when he assassinated more of his classmates than anybody else.
Nick Sauer, a first-term Republican state representative and member of an Illinois House anti-sexual harassment task force resigned Wednesday after an ex-girlfriend claimed that he posted nude photos of her on a fake social media account under her name.
Champaign officials will outine proposed zoning rule changes for the city's oldest residential area, Thursday at 6:30 PM at the Champaign Public Library. Many residents of the "In-Town" zoning districts hope the new zoning rules will help ensure that new apartment buildings in the area are compatible with existing housing.
Advocates of the so-called Illinois Human Rights Act "expansion bill" are urging Governor Bruce Rauner to sign that piece of legislation, which is currently on his desk. Otherwise, without his action, it would die by mid-August.
