Champaign Approves Tasers For Police Department
Seven weeks after approving the concept in study session, the Champaign City Council voted 6-3 Tuesday night to allow its police department to use Tasers.
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U Of I Lyric Theatre To Present ‘Beatrice & Benedict’
The University of Illinois Lyric Theatre’s production of the Berlioz opera “Beatrice and Benedict” opens Thursday night at Krannert Center’s Tryon Festival Theatre.
Justice Thomas Fitzgerald, Who Presided Over Blagojevich Impeachment, Dies at 74
Former Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas Fitzgerald has died. His career included presiding over the impeachment trial of Governor Rod Blagojevich. He left the court in 2010 after being diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. He died Sunday at the age of 74.
Urbana Again Seeks Funding Aid Before METCAD Board
Urbana Mayor Laurel Prussing will go before the METCAD 911 Policy Board later this month with hopes of spreading out the city's payment, just as the city did in 2014. An ordinance to pay the $94,000 due fell two votes shy of passage at the Urbana City Council Monday night.
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Mike Madigan Running For General Assembly…No, Not That One
Urbana businessman and city council member Mike Madigan is running for the 52nd state senate district, he announced Monday in Champaign.
Rauner’s ‘Must Pass’ Turnaround Agenda Doesn’t Include Education Reform
Before he was governor, Rauner was a wealthy private equity investor known in some circles for his involvement in education; there's even a charter school named after him: Chicago's Rauner College Prep.
U of I’s McFadden Wins Wheelchair Women Div. Of NYC Marathon; Josh George Places 2nd In Men’s
University of Illinois wheelchair athletes had a strong showing in Sunday's New York City Marathon, with Tatyana McFadden winning the women's division, and Josh George placing second among the men.
Illinois Congressional Delegation United In Backing Paul Ryan as House Speaker
In the same week that Illinois Republicans split on the Bipartisan Budget Agreement, they united behind the choice of Ryan to succees John Boehner as Speaker of the U.S. House.
Rauner: November Meeting With Leaders More For Media
Republican Governor Bruce Rauner and the state's Democratic legislative leaders are scheduled to meet on November 18th in an effort to end Illinois' budget impasse. But when asked about it Friday, Rauner said the open public meeting is more for the media's benefit than real compromise.
