Champaign Police Officer Charged With Sexual Assault
31-year-old Champaign Police Officer Jerad B. Gale was arrested by State Police Tuesday, in connection with the alleged sexual assaults of two women in 2012 and 2013.
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Governor Declares Lee & Grundy Counties State Disaster Areas Following Possible Tornadoes
Lee and Grundy Counties in northern Illinois have been declared state disaster areas by Gov. Bruce Rauner, after possible tornadoes caused severe damage in the towns of Coal City and Sublette.
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Former Illinois Coach Henson Hospitalized
Former University of Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson is back in a Houston cancer center for tests. The 83-year-old who will be inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame this fall became dehydrated last week and spent a few days at Urbana's Carle Hospital.
Continuous Summer Session Continues: A Look At Today’s Agenda
A series of House committees will meet; one hearing will focus on cuts Gov. Rauner says he's making to Community Care, a program that helps provide elderly and disabled individuals with home care help, to manage the budget during an impasse. The salaries Rauner is paying his top staff is the subject of another hearing. It comes after questions about Rauner paying aides he calls "super-stars" salaries above that of people in those positions under former Gov. Pat Quinn's administration.
Nina Totenberg On The Upcoming Supreme Court Verdicts: What’s At Stake?
Nina Totenberg talks about what's at stake in the Supreme Court's three big cases, living in Urbana for a year, and how the Supreme Court has changed.
Scientists Seek Help In Documenting Bee Population
Scientists at the University of Illinois are asking for help to document the bee population in the region.
Ex-US Rep. Jackson Says He’s Happy To Be Home
Jesse Jackson Jr. has returned to his Washington D.C. home after leaving a Baltimore halfway house Monday. The former congressman who went to prison for misspending campaign money still faces three years on supervised release, and 500 hours of community service.
What a Supreme Court Ruling on King v Burwell Could Mean For The Affordable Care Act in Illinois
A legal expert on the Affordable Care Act and the CEO of medical plan provider Health Alliance discuss the impact on Illinois, if the US Supreme Court rules against subsidies for people receiving health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, in states that haven't set up their own health insurance exchanges.
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Gov. Rauner Couldn’t Veto The Budget If He Tried
Illinois leaders aren't in agreement on a new state budget, even as the current one nears its July expiration date. Democrats passed their own version, but Governor Bruce Rauner can't act on most of it yet, even if he wants to.
Bribery Sentence On Hold For Former Public Health Staffer
The sentencing of a former Illinois Department of Public Health aide convicted of bribery and theft has been postponed until Tuesday due to the lengthy number of character witnesses.
