Roger Ebert Fellows Talk Ebertfest 2017
Roger Ebert Fellows Joe Longo, Mariah Schaefer, and Jason Yue talk about the films for the 2017 Ebertfest.
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County Board Review Troubling Financial Projections For Nursing Home
The Champaign County Board was presented with financial projections Thursday night that show the Champaign County Nursing Home running out of money later this year — perhaps as soon as June.
March For Science; Pets and Babies; Cellist Tomeka Reid
On the 21st: We spoke with “March for Science” organizers from Champaign and Peoria, as well as Ph.D. physicist Bill Foster of Illinois’s 11th congressional district. Plus, we got expert advice on how expectant parents can prepare a pet for the baby’s arrival. And, Chicago-based cellist Tomeka Reid joined us to discuss her music ahead of her show tonight at the Symphony Center.
School Funding Plans: The Devil Is In The Details
School funding is one of the key issues in the General Assembly’s budget debate. Everyone agrees the current funding formula needs to change, but there’s less agreement on how to fix it.
Senator, Gubernatorial Hopeful Biss Visits Champaign
State Senator Daniel Biss wants to beat Bruce Rauner in next year’s gubernatorial election. But the Evanston Democrat doesn’t blame all of the state’s problems on the GOP incumbent. The former University of Chicago mathemetician addressed a gathering of 50 people in a downtown Champaign bar on Thursday, three days after another candidate for governor, J.B. Pritzker, was in the area.