Jury Awards More Than $9 Million To Woman Struck By Bus
A Champaign County jury has awarded nearly $10 million to a woman who lost her legs after being struck last year by a Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District bus.
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Champaign County Board Member Details Opposition To Referendum
Democrat Josh Hartke explains several reasons for his opposition to a sales tax increase for county facilities in an interview with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline.
For Illinois Republicans, A One-Man Party
In just a few years, one has transformed the Illinois Republican Party from a perennial also-ran into a serious contender. Bruce Rauner been an agenda-setter, a shot-caller, and a rainmaker. And his party’s true believers couldn’t be happier.
Summer Vegetables Gardening; Student Voting; Political Baseball Promotion
On the 21st, we talked with two educators from the Unviersity of Illinois about summer vegetable gardening. Plus, we discussed student voter turnout with a Northwestern law student asking for classes to be canceled on Election Day, and learned about the Kane County Cougar's latest promotion poking fun at Illinois's political history.
Urbana Closing Troubled Stretch Of Windsor Road For Two Nights For Testing
A nearly two-mile stretch of Windsor Road along the south edge of Urbana will be closed to traffic Wednesday and Thursday night. It’s been partially closed for the last two years, due to a rebuilding project and a dispute over defects that quickly appeared in the road.
