Authorities Continue Search For Missing U Of I Scholar
26-year-old Yingying Zhang, a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois, was last seen Friday afternoon getting into a black Saturn Astra on North Goodwin Ave. in Urbana.
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After Shooting, Davis Calls For Move Away From ‘Hateful Rhetoric’
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) was at the plate Wednesday, during an early morning batting practice of the Republican Congressional baseball team, when he heard a loud noise that he did not immediately recognize as a gunshot. Davis says the noise sounded to him like a large piece of metal being dropped at a construction area, although they weren’t at a construction area, but at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Alexandria, Virginia. The noise was followed by someone else on the field shouting, “Run, he’s got a gun!”
State Senator Says Republicans Reintroduce Budget Plan They Think Was Close To Passage
Illinois Republicans have presented what they're calling a ”compromise'' budget and reform plan they hope will end the state's long budget impasse.
Illinois Legislators React To Shooting; School Lunch Shaming; Loving v. Virginia; Allergies
On the 21st: We heard Illinois legislators reactions to a shooting that took place during a GOP Congressional baseball game practice. Also, we learned about how schools are trying to prevent "lunch shaming" and what the Loving vs. Virginia case means 50 years later.
Suspect Dies After Shooting At GOP Baseball Practice In Virginia
A gunman opened fire during an early morning baseball practice for Republican members of Congress on Wednesday, reportedly firing dozens of shots at a field in Alexandria, Va. At least five people were wounded, including Majority Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana.
