217 Today: Local Guatemala collective aims to make language more accessible via instructional workshops accessible via instructional workshops
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 Today’s headlines: Much of central and northern Illinois is under a severe thunderstorm watch this morning until 11 a.m. Voters in Champaign and Danville re-elected their mayors on Tuesday but by widely different margins. Who will fill four open seats on the Champaign Unit 4 school board? The unofficial results are […]
Local Champaign Guatemalan collective aims to break down language barriers
URBANA – In 2018 Kora Maldonado was in the delivery room at one of the local hospitals. She was translating Qʼanjobʼal for a friend prior to giving birth to her first child. Spanish-speaking interpreters were available through a monitor screen, but they couldn’t understand her Maya Spanish. “I was kind of thinking through that experience […]
Relief efforts underway after tornado in Crawford County
CHAMPAIGN – The tornado that tore through Crawford County on Friday left three people dead and at least 25 homes destroyed. With windspeeds that topped 155 mph, the tornado flattened the county airport, leaving a trail of mangled planes in its wake. Residents of the county, located about 100 miles southeast of Champaign, now face […]
Voters reelect Mayor Feinen in Champaign and Mayor Williams in Danville
Voters in Champaign and Danville re-elected their mayors Tuesday, but by widely different margins.
Decatur votes Clevenger, Wetzel and Reynolds onto school board
As Illinois Public Media previously reported, Reynolds supports a partial ban of younger student access to LGBTQ-focused books. Clevenger and Wetzel believe school administrators should be the ones to set curricula, not board members.
Who will fill four open seats on the Champaign Unit 4 school board? The unofficial results are in.
Betsy Holder, Amy Armstrong, Jamar Brown and Mark Thies have won the largest share of votes.
Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives
Former teacher and union organizer Brandon Johnson has been elected Chicago mayor. Tuesday’s win is a major victory for the party’s progressive wing as the nation’s third-largest city grapples with high crime and financial challenges.
Morning storms move through Central Illinois
Illinois Public Media News is monitoring severe storms forecasted for Central Illinois on April 4. This post will be updated with information from the National Weather Service in Lincoln and Chambana Weather meteorologist Andrew Pritchard. According to Chambana Weather meteorologist Andrew Pritchard, the severe weather risk will remain northwest of Champaign Urbana on Tuesday, focused around the Quad […]
