Attorneys For Defendant In Yingying Zhang Case Seek More Prep Time
Attorneys for Brendt Christensen, the man accused of killing University of Illinois visiting scholar Yingying Zhang, are asking for more time to prepare his defense.
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Poll: Most American Think Their Own Group Faces Discrimination
Majorities in many ethnic, identity and racial groups in America believe that discrimination exists against their own group, across many areas of people's daily lives, according to a poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
Updates On Mattoon Shooting; DCFS Investigation; Illinois River Recovery; Pumpkin Spice Alternatives
On The 21st: How is the community of Mattoon recovering one month after a shooting at the local high school? Plus, we learn about a Chicago Tribune investigation into the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. Also: the recovery of the Illinois River and alternatives to pumpkin spice.
New Phone App Gets CPR Help To Scene Quickly
An Urbana hospital is launching a phone app that alerts people that someone nearby needs life-saving CPR.
Illinois Issues: Cities Lose Out On Retail Tax As Online Shopping Booms
Buying shoes, a new computer or even toilet paper online can be convenient and cheap, but officials in cities across central Illinois say it’s taking a bite out of their budgets.That concern is behind support for state and local sales taxes on online purchases.