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After nearly a week without a working projector, downtown Champaign’s Art Theater Co-Op is ready to show movies again. Manager Austin McCann says the theater had to go dark a few days ago, when their hundred-thousand-dollar digital movie projector malfunctioned.
The research park at the University of Illinois continues to grow. The Champaign City Council approved two measures Tuesday night for the research park’s expansion on the south end of Champaign.
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the credit rating of one state university in Illinois — Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. The lower rating takes Northeastern well become so-called junk status. And the bond credit rating company says the rating could be lowered even further.
On the 21st: We talked about what it's like to immigrate to Illinois in the current political climate. We also learned why a man serving a life sentence was released from prison, and get a preview of tomorrow's Ebertfest panels about the role of art and films in promoting empathy.
As rapid-fire change comes at the federal level, advocates want to keep Illinois' status as one of the leading states in offering protections for LGBT individuals.
