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A memo to parents from Superintendent Alicia Geddis calls closing the 100-year old Cannon Elementary School "a precautionary measure." She says the long-term plan is to fix any problems to have it ready in time for the 2016-2017 school year.
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is asking a labor board to determine whether negotiations with the state's largest public employee union have reached an impasse.
Governor Bruce Rauner endorsed the work of his criminal justice commission Thursday. He also made an unusual statement on prisons. Rauner says he won't let the commissioners' endorsements gather dust.
It's a busy start to 2016 for C-U at Home, a homeless advocacy group in Champaign-Urbana. Morning Edition host Brian Moline spoke with the group's Executive Director, Melany Jackson about the opening of the new Phoenix Daytime Drop-In Center, the group's annual "One Winter Night" event, and much more.
Legislation filed Wednesday asks the state of Illinois to provide $168 million in tuition for low-income college students who were promised MAP grants last fall.
