Champaign-Urbana Community Activist Says MLK Changed The Nation’s Understanding Of Civil Rights
"I think Dr. King was able to change the way that we think about ourselves and how others view us, and I'm talking about African Americans."
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Durbin: Too Early To Predict GOP Presidential Nominee
Illinois U.S. Senator Dick Durbin says the country needs to wait until early March, after few caucuses and primaries, to get a true sense of who the Republican nominee will be for president. He says early February's Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primary aren't enough to gain a complete picture.
Killeen: Continue Advocating For Universities During Impasse
University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen says he and other university leaders have to remain stoic over the next month or two as the state's budget stalemate continues. Killeen says he's particularly concerned about operational and reputational damage to the university.
Emanuel: Chicago Needs To ‘Root Out The Cancer’ Of Police Abuse
A day after the release of a video of a shooting of a black Chicago teenager by a white police officer, the city released documents related to the 2013 incident. Meanwhile, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel addressed the city's ongoing police shooting scandal at an annual breakfast honoring Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday.
Flooding Closes Danville Elementary School For Rest Of School Year
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.
UPDATE: Rauner Asks Labor Board To Rule If Labor Talks At Impasse
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 ‘Guarantees’ Criminal Justice Reform Push
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.
C-U At Home Opens New Center, Preps for ‘One Winter Night’
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.
MAP Grant Funding Debate Continues In Springfield
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.
Illinois Issues: What Will It Take To Stem Mass Incarceration?
Most experts say the governor’s target of a 25 percent reduction in the state's prison population can't be met by simply backing off the war on drugs. Instead, policymakers will have to look beyond the "nons” — nonviolent, nonserious and nonsexual offenders — and in so doing, challenge entrenched attitudes about crime and justice.
