Illinois Public Media News

The Urbana City Council will continue its discussion of a resolution affirming its status as a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants at next regular meeting on Monday, December 19th. But the talk at a Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday the 12th indicated a majority of council members support the resolution in some form.

For college students, December means cramming for final exams. Some schools try to help students keep studying by serving midnight breakfast in the dining halls. But at the University of Illinois, one student group puts their own twist on that tradition.

On the 21st: A new report finds that many low-income students in Illinois lag behind their wealthier peers. Plus, we discussed how winter weather effects children in the classroom and talked about Dial-a-Carol, a holiday program run by student volunteers.

Two men with University of Illinois connections were part of a four-year Arctic expedition in search of Crocker Land.  Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline spoke with author David Welky about his book, "A Wretched and Precarious Situation."

The presidential election highlighted a divide that is so deep, citizens in Illinois and across the country can’t even agree on the same set of facts.  Dan Hagen explores the topic this week for Illinois Issues.