Champaign Schools To Provide Chromebooks, WiFi Hotspots For Remote Learning

CHAMPAIGN – Champaign Unit 4 Schools are preparing to return to distance learning this quarter when school starts on August 26. At a press briefing Thursday, Superintendent Susan Zola said one of the district’s main priorities is meeting WiFi and technical needs for students. Starting next week through August 25, the district will distribute Chromebooks […]
News Around Illinois – Aug. 13, 2020

Prosecutors Charge 3 With Threatening Women In R. Kelly Case NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced charges Wednesday against three men accused of threatening and intimidating women who have accused R&B singer R. Kelly of abuse, including one man suspected of setting fire to a vehicle in Florida. A longtime friend of the indicted […]
WATCH LIVE: Gov. Pritzker To Announce First Round Of Business Interruption Grants

Gov. Pritzker is at Wood N’ Hog BBQ, located in Urbana, joined by local leaders, to announce the first round of business interruption grants. The announcement will occur at 10 a.m.