Governor Rauner Vetoes Plan For Minimum Wage Hike
Gov. Bruce Rauner has vetoed a plan to increase Illinois' minimum wage to $15 over five years.
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President Trump Pardons Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio
President Trump has pardoned controversial former Sheriff Joe Arpaio for a misdemeanor criminal contempt conviction.
Sen. Durbin On Immigration; 1947 Partition Of India; A New Lexicon For Rum
On the 21st: Sen. Dick Durbin weighs in on the recent detention of a young Kentucky woman by ICE — despite her legal standing. Plus, an oral history project is trying to make sure the stories from the partition of India are preserved, and we hear from a University of Illinois researcher who studied the words people use to describe rum.
Urbana Sweetcorn Festival This Weekend
Event organizers expect 50,000 people to visit downtown Urbana this weekend.
U Of I Athletic Department Retiring ‘War Chant’ Music
The University of Illinois will no longer use the music known as the “War Chant” during athletic events on its Urbana-Champaign campus.