Starting Saturday, Local Calls Made In 217 Area Code Will Require 10-Digit Dialing
Beginning February 27, Illinois residents who live in the 217 area code will need to dial a full 10-digit number when making local calls. The area code…
Pritzker Expects To Hit 100,000 Daily Vaccines By Mid-March
Gov. JB Pritzker said Wednesday the state expects to be receiving up to 100,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine daily by mid-March, up from the…
Madigan’s Handpicked Successor Resigns After Serving Three Days
Edward Guerra Kodatt, who was appointed Sunday to replace Former Speaker Michael Madigan, resigned abruptly Wednesday after Madigan and Chicago Ald….
Immigrant Doctors Worry About Families Back Home With Little Vaccine Access
As healthcare workers in the U.S. received COVID-19 vaccines, many were relieved and hopeful. But doctors who are foreign-born also describe a…
Urbana Mayor Marlin Headed To 2nd Term After Winning Primary
URBANA – Urbana Mayor Diane Marlin easily defeated two challengers in Tuesday’s Democratic local election primary. Listen to this story here. Mayor Marlin won 1,845 votes, or 72.3% of the total, well ahead of Alderman Dennis Roberts, the 2nd-place finisher with 440 votes or 17.24%, and recent U of I graduate Andy Ma with 267 […]
Nearly 1,300 Champaign Unit 4 Schools Staff Members Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
CHAMPAIGN – Earlier this month, 1,291 teachers and other staff members at Champaign Unit 4 Schools received their first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This week, they return for a second dose. Dozens of staff members and some members of the community filed in and out of Centennial High School on Monday. They […]
Illini’s 7-Game Winning Streak Snapped At MSU 81-72
EAST LANSING, Mich. — The winning streak is over for the Illini men’s basketball team, but the 23-year streak of NCAA tournament berths is still alive for Michigan State. The Spartans out-toughed the Illini en route to an 81-72 win last night in East Lansing. Illini Trent Frazier said his team was expecting the blunt […]
State Announces New Federal Funding To Feed Low-Income Students
Gov. JB Pritzker on Tuesday announced new federal funding to expand the state’s food assistance program for school-age children who would normally…