LIVE UPDATES: Central Illinois Local Elections
Champaign County results updated 10:30 pm on Friday 4/7; other results updated at 10:00am on Wednesday 4/7. Follow Illinois Newsroom’s live election coverage, including voting updates, race calls and analysis. Voting results are unofficial, and could change due to outstanding mail-in ballots received by election officials between Election Day and certification of election results on […]
Dosunmu Leaving Illinois; Entering NBA Draft
URBANA – University of Illinois standout basketball player Ayo Dosunmu is headed for the NBA Draft. The junior made the announcement on ESPN today. This spring, Dosunmu lead the Illini to the Big Ten Conference tournament title and number one seed in the NCAA Tournament. The NBA draft will take place July 29.
Illinois Schools Will Get $7B To Help Students With Pandemic Recovery
CHAMPAIGN – School districts in Illinois will receive $7 billion in federal funding over three years for kindergarten through high school education. The influx of cash comes from the American Rescue Plan Act, the latest federal COVID-19 stimulus package, which Congress passed earlier this year. This funding is in addition other monies provided by the […]
217 Today: April 6, 2021
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Today’s headlines: Voters are choosing candidates Tuesday for local offices from mayor to school board. Polls are open until 7 p.m. Gov. JB Pritzker stopped in Champaign on Monday to discuss money coming to schools from the American Rescue Plan Act. Republican Congressman Rodney Davis is calling for the governor to live up […]
Davis Says White House Infrastructure Plan Needs GOP Input
URBANA – Illinois Congressman Rodney Davis is appealing to bipartisanship, as he joins fellow Republicans in opposing the White House infrastructure plan. Davis made his comments Monday at Willard Airport, south of Champaign, where he toured runway and taxiway improvements. “Well this is awesome,” said Davis, as he was shown improvements paid for by federal […]
