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On the 21st: We got the latest on the recent layoffs at two Illinois Caterpillar sites and learned about the state’s long term business climate. Plus, we talked to a primatologist, who will be speaking at The Pygmalion Festival about animals and stress.
When Tim Nugent came home from World War Two – little did he know his efforts to help wounded veterans in the late 40’s at the University of Illinois' former Galesburg campus would later make him the ‘Father of Accessibility’ in Champaign-Urbana, and for college students all over. The new Big Ten Network documentary "The Game Changer" includes film footage from the 1950's, telling the story of how Nugent began his efforts.
The Quartet-in-Residence at the University of Illinois Urbana campus stops by our studios to preview their performance at the Allerton Music Barn Festival.
On the 21st: We talked about cameras in courtrooms and learned how students whose immigration status is in limbo afford to pay for college. Plus, we heard from a state representative from Chicago about his plan for free college tuition.
Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, has gotten a lot of traction with his push for term limits. Voters seem to love the idea just as much as legislators hate it, even if the governor's plan doesn't seem all that practical.
