Officials: Teacher, 2 Students Shot At San Bernardino School
Four people were shot Monday in an apparent murder-suicide inside an elementary school classroom in San Bernardino, including a teacher and two students, police and school officials said.
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Parkland College’s First African-American Trustee Faces Questions Due To Faculty Position
Voters on April 4 elected the first African-American to serve on the board of Parkland College in Champaign. In addition, trustee-elect Rochelle Harden is also a member of the Parkland faculty, a position that brings legal questions along with it.
Prussing Hopes Council Gives Preliminary OK To Hotel Plan Revisions
Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing hopes the latest changes in a proposed redevelopment contract for a downtown hotel will win over more city council members. Council members are to take a preliminary vote Monday on whether to continue talks with developer Dionis Rodriguez on renovating and reopening the Urbana Landmark Hotel.
Lawmakers Send State-Nurse Protection Bill To Rauner
The Illinois General Assembly has sent legislation to Gov. Bruce Rauner that would prohibit further privatization of health care workers in state prisons. Lawmakers sent the measure to Rauner Friday. It won House approval a day earlier 68-42.
The Second-Generation Soul Of Zeshan Bagewadi
Zeshan Bagewadi's new album, Vetted, sounds a lot like classic American funk and soul from the 1960s and '70s. The difference? He sometimes sings in Punjabi. Bagewadi was born in Chicago to parents who were Indian Muslim immigrants, and he learned about soul, funk and blues from his father's music collection.
