Department of Energy Faces Push Back After Cancelling FutureGen
The Illinois coal industry is not happy with the federal government’s decision to stop funding a clean-coal project in Illinois.
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Monsanto Inches Closer To Biggest Biotech Launch In Company’s History
To counter a “super weed” epidemic plaguing farmers, agribusiness giant Monsanto is steadily moving forward on the introduction of its next major wave of genetically engineered crops. But – citing environmental and sustainability concerns – critics argue that step forward is actually a substantial leap back.
Illinois Senate Approves Raising Minimum Wage To $11 By 2019
A day after Governor Bruce Rauner proposed a 7-year time frame to bring Illinois' minimum wage to $10 an hour, the Illinois Senate approved a plan that would make that happen by 2017.
Pastor Remembered For Decades Of Newspaper Columns
Rev. Malcolm Nygren of First Presbyterian Church in Champaign, who died last week, was a columnist for the News-Gazette for nearly 60 years.
50 Great Teachers: A Few Of Our Favorite Teachers
NPR's Education team wants to know about your favorite teacher and how that person made a difference in your life. To get the conversation started, their own reporters and editors have shared stories of the teachers who most affected them.
