OSF Healthcare will reopen the birthing center at its Danville Sacred Heart hospital, and close the one at Urbana Heart of Mary

Pending regulatory approval, OSF Healthcare will reopen the birthing unit at its Danville hospital — while the birthing center at its Urbana hospital will close.
Supreme Court lets Illinois keep ban on sale of some semiautomatic guns for now

The high court denied an emergency request from people challenging the law, which bans so-called assault weapons. The law’s opponents had asked the court to put the law on hold while a court challenge continues.
University of Illinois graduate employees celebrate long-delayed contract

CHAMPAIGN—On a rainy Friday evening around 5 p.m., the Ikenberry dining hall at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign was quiet. That was until the sounds of clapping and people cheering filled the second floor. Members of the Graduate Employees’ Organization jumped around and hugged as news broke that they finally had a new contract. In […]
217 Today: UIUC graduate employees secure historic wage increase

Wednesday, May 17, 2023 Today’s headlines: Pending regulatory approval, OSF Healthcare will reopen the birthing center at its Danville hospital — while its facility in Urbana will close. Advocates are urging Illinois lawmakers to expand a public health insurance program for low-income immigrants, before the spring legislative session is scheduled to end this week. The Illinois Supreme […]