Kenyan Ambassador Calls For Calm Ahead Of Election Ruling
The Kenyan Ambassador to the United States hopes all parties abide by an upcoming court ruling on the country's most recent presidential election.
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Kenya’s Ambassador Visits Krannert Art Museum To Open Exhibit
The Kenyan Ambassador to the United States hopes an exhibit at the University of Illinois' Krannert Art Museum draws people from both countries together.
Governor Signs School Funding Reform Bill
A wide-reaching overhaul of the way Illinois funds schools has been signed into law. Gov. Bruce Rauner signed the measure, SB1947, Thursday at a Chicago school.
Illinois LIHEAP Program Starting One Month Later This Year
The people who run LIHEAP for Champaign County plan to come to work early on the morning of Friday, September 1st, to greet first-day applicants for the program that helps low-income households with their home heating bills. But all they can tell applicants is: come back in thirty days.
State Senators Discuss School Funding Bill; Jaggery; Baby Pigs And The Microbiome
On the 21st: We discussed Illinois' school funding bill with two of its chief sponsors: Republican State Sen. Jason Barickman and Democratic State Sen. Kimberly Lightford. Plus, we spoke to the editor-in-chief of the online literary journal Jaggery and talked to two University of Illinois researchers about what their work studying baby pigs means for our understanding of the human microbiome.