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Democrats are proposing $700 million to partially finance various human service programs that have gone without state funding since last summer because there's no budget. A House committee on
Wednesday unanimously advanced the bill to the full chamber.
On The 21st: A proposal passed the Senate to change the way the state funds K-12 education. Plus, how are vulnerable seniors faring with the budget impasse? And Purdue University's new college tuition repayment program may save students money.
The Illinois Senate approved a big change to the way Illinois funds schools Tuesday, but that doesn't ensure anything will change.
Four days after he allegedly shot a Mahomet police officer, authorities are searching for Dracy "Clint" Pendleton in southern Illinois’ Shawnee National Forest.
Swastikas spray-painted on three campus buildings. A white groundskeeper tossing a noose on a worktable used by a black co-worker. Chalk messages saying “Build the Wall” and “Trump Deportation Force” written on sidewalks in front of the building that houses the Department of Latina/Latino Studies. Associate Professor of African-American Studies Erik McDuffie discusses these University of Illinois Urbana campus incidents and the "Freedom Forum" his department hosted in response with Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline.
