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EIU President David Glassman sent out a mass e-mail Monday to students and staff, saying there were no longer any plans at the school for additional large-scale layoffs, but said those lasting up to 29 days may be needed. Glassman said more cost-cutting measures may be needed to bridge the school in Charleston through the summer.
Illinois is losing topsoil – the layer of surface dirt that’s rich with nutrients and vital for food production. And the problem of erosion on Illinois farms is serious: In 2015, roughly one-fifth of Illinois’s farmland lost more soil than it made. Austin Keating has more.
On the 21st: WBEZ Chicago's South Side reporter and author Natalie Moore joined us to talk about her new book "The South Side: A Portrait of Chicago and American Segregation." We also got a look ahead at what's happening in Springfield this week.
Gov. Bruce Rauner says Democrats are holding the Illinois budget "hostage" in order to get their way --- taking advantage of rhetoric that Democrats have used on him.
The Champaign Unit 4 superintendent says the district has enough funding reserves to make it through the school year without any state funding, but says that is a last resort in a conversation with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline.
