217 Today: Russian invasion of Ukraine is just one reason for rising gas prices, Illinois expert says

217 Today: Russian invasion of Ukraine is just one reason for rising gas prices, Illinois expert says

ByFarrah Anderson

Thursday, March 31, 2022 Today’s headlines: Illinois Democrats are floating Chicago as a potential host city for their party’s 2024 national convention. The Illinois State Board of Education plans to award $4 million in grants to increase the number of bilingual educators in the state. Unit 4 reached a tentative agreement Tuesday night on a…

Unit 4's Garden Hills Elementary School in Champaign. A wire globe is in the foreground of a school entrance.

Unit 4 teachers and district reach a tentative contract agreement

ByEmily Hays

CHAMPAIGN — Champaign Unit 4 teachers have a tentative contract agreement with the district. In an email to union members early Wednesday morning, Champaign Federation of Teachers leadership says there will be a vote for teachers to ratify the contract on Tuesday April 5th, the day teachers had planned to go on strike. Speaking at…