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About 75 protesters showed up at Congressman Rodney Davis’ Champaign office Friday afternoon for his “office hour” meetings with constituents. The turnout was smaller than the Taylorville Republican’s round of closed-door meetings with individuals and small groups three weeks ago. But the demonstrators made enough noise, chanting “Town Hall!” “Bring Rodney Out!” and other slogans, that the congressman’s office neighbors complained.
A crop and bioenergy expert at the University of Illinois says President Donald Trump’s decision announced Thursday to begin withdrawing the United States from the Paris climate accord could hurt Midwest agriculture and its ability to produce food.
Some of the key participants in the Choice Program are regional hospitals. We continue our examination of this program by talking with managers and administrators at two facilities serving veterans in northern Illinois.
About 140 young musicians will be on the University of Illinois Urbana campus this weekend for the first ever Heart of Illinois Youth Orchestra Festival.
Kummerow conducted lipid research at the University of Illinois beginning in 1950, and was an early voice on the dangers of hydrogenated oils in the American food supply.
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