University Of Illinois Names New NCSA Director
The University of Illinois says it has a new director for the National Center for Supercomputing Applications.
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Reducing Gun Violence: Don’t Shoot Peoria & CU Fresh Start; State Budget Update
On the 21st: We continued our series on how communities across Illinois are trying to stop gun violence by looking at programs in Peoria and Champaign-Urbana that offer a fresh start to people with a history of gun violence. We also got get the latest on the ongoing "special session" to resolve the state's budget impasse.
Urbana Backs Away From Proposal For Landmark Hotel
The city of Urbana said Monday that it has decided not to pursue a developer’s plan to reopen the Landmark Hotel after receiving a report showing most of the financial commitment would fall to the city.
After Long Opposing Rauner’s ‘Non-Budget’ Demands, Madigan Has Three Of His Own
As Illinois closes in on a second full year without a budget, the top leaders of the General Assembly met Sunday for the first time this year. There are some signs of progress.
Live Asian Carp Discovered Near Lake Michigan
Fears that the invasive Asian carp could show up in the Great Lakes were renewed, when one of the fish was caught on June 22 near the T.J. O’Brien Lock and Dam in the Little Calumet River, just nine miles from Lake Michigan.