Challenges Of Higher Education Growing Up In A Migrant Family
Frida Arellano never thought that she would call Arcola, Illinois home. Until her family moved here from McAllen, Texas to find work and hope for a better life.
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Investigators Hope New DNA Analysis Will Help Solve Holly Cassano Murder
Champaign County Sheriff's investigators say an analysis of DNA evidence by a private lab indicates that Cassano's killer was likely male and "probably with some" Hispanic, Native American, Central American or South American heritage.
Endangered Species Board Itself Threatened
An email from the then-Director of the Illinois Endangered Species Board earlier this month was sudden and direct. "Funding is being eliminated" and won't be reinstated any time in the foreseeable future,” it read. The email had been sent one of her last days on the job.
Author David Quammen Speaking On U Of I Campus Monday
Author David Quammen is speaking on the University of Illinois campus. Quammen is the author of the award-winning book “Spillover” about the spread of viruses such as H-I-V and Ebola from animals to humans.
Rose Legislation Would Provide More Info About Landfills Located Above Aquifers
State Sen. Chapin Rose (R-Mahomet) is proposing legislation meant to make more information available to the public about landfills that sit atop aquifers in Illinois.