Unit Four School Board To Consider New Facilities Planning Process
After two facilities referenda failed at the polls, the Champaign School Board will consider a committee plan that tries to get community input early in the process.
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Illini Beat Purdue 84-70 In 1st Big Ten Win Of Season
Malcolm Hill scored 30 points and Kendrick Nunn added 22 as Illinois defeated No. 20 Purdue 84-70 on Sunday. Hill and Nunn combined to shoot 17-for-27 from the field. The Illini also held Purdue's two 7-footers, A.J. Hammons and Isaac Haas, to a combined 16 points.
Illinois ID Accepted At Airport Security Two More Years
Your Illinois driver's license will continue to be accepted by airport security for at least two more years. The state has yet to adopt stricter federal rules under the Real ID Act, and Illinois IDs could have been refused for air travel as early as this spring.
State’s Largest Public Employee Union Says Rauner Administration Broke Off Contract Talks
Some 36,000 state employees are represented by AFSCME, Illinois' largest public employee union. On Friday, the union says Governor Bruce Rauner has walked away from contract talks.
New Year’s Resolutions For State Leaders In A Word: Budget!
It's a week into the New Year, and gyms across the country are packed with people who've vowed to get in shape. Illinois Public Radio's Statehouse Bureau Chief Amanda Vinicky had resolved to be one of them ... but admits -- already, she's fallen short. Maybe Illinois' leaders will have better luck. Vinicky asked around for their civic-minded resolutions.
At An Indiana Gun Show: Divided Opinions On President’s Gun Control Initiatives
A visit to a gun show in northwest Indiana finds resistance to the president's gun control initiatives, but recognition that more could be done to reduce gun violence.
WILL’s New Talk Show ‘The 21st’ To Debut March 14th
WILL's new talk show, 'The 21st,' will debut on Monday March 14th. Illinois Public Media's Brian Moline talks with host Niala Boodhoo.
Appellate Court Rules Against Carle, Overturns Illinois’ Charity Care Tax Law
An appellate court has ruled that Illinois’ law governing when hospitals are exempt from taxes for their charity care is unconstitutional. The ruling involves a lawsuit brought by Carle over the tax status of its Urbana hospital, but has statewide implications.
Urbana Police Officer Awarded Certificate Of Merit
The officer says he was doing a routine patrol through Crystal Lake Park, when he ran a license plate of a vehicle belonging to 55-year old Duane Eric Edwards, who is a registered sex offender.
Illinois Lawmakers Divide Along Party Lines On President’s Gun Control Initiatives
Senator Dick Durbin (D-Illinois) says president Barack Obama’s executive actions to expand background checks on gun sales has popular support, and was something he and 23 other senators had asked the president to do back in November. But Illinois Republicans say the actions violate the 2nd Amendment and will not survive a court challenge.
