Terri Sullivan Retires From Illinois Softball
Illinois softball head coach Terri Sullivan has announced her retirement after 16 years with the program. Sullivan was the inaugural head coach of the program starting in 2000.
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Indiana Schools Chief Announces Run For Governor
Glenda Ritz formally announced her campaign Thursday at an event in Indianapolis. The state schools superintendent has clashed repeatedly with Republican Governor Mike Pence and his appointed State Board of Education over education policy.
Meet The Woman Who Pioneered GMO Research
At 76 years old, U of I graduate Mary-Dell Chilton is still working. The genetically-modified corn, soybeans and other crops that her research helped develop now grow on more than 170 million acres of U.S. farmland. Earlier this month, Chilton’s groundbreaking discoveries earned her a place in the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Rauner Warns Cabinet Members To Prepare For Cash Crisis
Gov. Bruce Rauner is asking heads of state agencies to prepare for state funds to run out if he and Democratic lawmakers can't reach a deal on a 2016 budget.
Police Departments Across Champaign County Form Interagency Task Force
Since February, forty-three shooting investigations have been opened in Champaign-Urbana, and three shootings in only the last two weeks in Rantoul.