Illinois Public Media News

While a bond referendum in the Champaign Unit 4 school district gets the most media attention, voters in the Paxton-Buckley-Loda district have their own bond question to decide on.

U.S. Senator Mark Kirk says he apologized, and that apology was accepted, so it's time to move on from a controversial comment he made at last week's debate minimizing his opponent's family legacy of military service. 

“No New Tax For Jails” is the message on yard signs opposing Champaign County’s sales tax referendum. Opponents of the quarter-cent sales tax say it will expand the county jail system, tempting county officials to put more people --- especially minorities – behind bars. But county officials say the work on the jail is needed, as part of plans to maintain all Champaign County government buildings.

On the 21st: We talked about the Chicago Cubs' first World Series championship in 108 years. Plus, should a stroke disqualify a candidate? We talked with Richard Harris, who wrote an article about that in reference to The Chicago Tribune op-ed on Senator Mark Kirk's stroke.

The wait 'til next year is finally over. The Chicago Cubs are World Series champions. Ending more than a century of flops, futility and frustration, the Cubs won their first title since 1908, outlasting the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings of a Game 7 thriller early Thursday. "It happened. It happened. Chicago, it happened," first baseman Anthony Rizzo said. "We did it. We're world champions. I tell ya, we're world champions. I can't believe it."