Bump Stock Ban Fails In Illinois House
The Illinois House on Thursday tried and failed to ban the gun modification known as a “bump stock.” The legislation was a response to the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
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Local Filmmakers Get Their Closeup At New Art Film Festival
Central Illinois filmmakers get a showcase this Sunday night, October 29, at the 8th annual New Art Film Festival, showing at the Art Theater in downtown Champaign.
Chief Illiniwek Controversy Surrounds Homecoming Parade
There’s another new effort to honor the memory of Chief Illiniwek during this week’s University of Illinois homecoming celebration -- a decade after the U of I retired the Chief.
Hackers Attack LA, Boston, And…Crab Orchard?
Derek Hutchins is the superintendent of Crab Orchard Schools. It's a district of only 530 students, east of the town of Marion, in southern Illinois.
Pesticide Applicators Report Drift Issues With Dicamba
More than 100 Illinois pesticide retailers reported the weed killer dicamba drifted and damaged soybeans even when it was sprayed in good conditions, according to a recent industry survey.