Campus police break up encampment and arrest one for protesting for Palestine at the University of Illinois
UPDATED at 6:15 p.m. on Friday, April 26. University of Illinois Police arrested at least one person protesting in support of Palestine on the morning of April 26 at an encampment built on the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s campus. Students at universities throughout the U.S. have built similar camps in support of Palestine and […]
New UIUC signs honor early Black students, promotes inclusion
The African American Heritage Trail, established in 2020, is a series of memorial signs that chronicle the history of African Americans throughout the county. Recently, two new displays have been added to the trail. These are dedicated to William F. Earnest and Maudelle Tanner Brown Bousfield. The new signs are located on First street in […]
Central Illinois Headlines – April 26, 2024
Annual Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend underway More than 200 people took part in the Green Street Mile last night, the first race of the Christie Clinic Illinois Race Weekend. Easton Rosen was the top male finisher with a time of 4:25. The top female elite finisher was Laura Krasa with a time of 5:03. […]
Central Illinois Headlines – April 25, 2024
Urbana police looking for a missing young refugee URBANA – Urbana Police are looking for a missing teenage refugee from Ecuador. officers say 14-year-old Tiago Zumarraga-Mosquera left home on Sunday morning to run an errand. He never returned home. Tiago is 6 feet tall, 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last […]
Central Illinois Headlines – April 22, 2024
Illinois is now home to a federally-recognized tribal nation DEKALB – Illinois is, once again, home to a federally recognized tribal nation. 175 years ago, Potawatomi Chief Shab-eh-nay left his home in DeKalb County to visit family in Kansas. He returned home to find the U.S. government had illegally sold 1,280 acres of his northern […]
Central Illinois Headlines – April 19, 2024
Storms cause damage in central Illinois Clean-up is underway after severe storms caused damage in parts of Central Illinois on Thursday night. The National Weather Service in Central Illinois issued Tornado Warnings in Lawrence, Effingham, Jasper, and Macon Counties. The Illinois State Police reported property damage along I-72 in Macon County. WCIA-TV reports it was farm […]
Central Illinois Headlines – April 18, 2024
Budzinski files measure to stop post office consolidation in Central Illinois URBANA – Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-IL13) said she’s introducing legislation to stop the U.S. Postal Service from moving processing and distribution out of post offices in Champaign and Springfield. The Postal Service is considering moving regional mail-sorting operations out of those post offices and […]
Central Illinois Headlines – April 17, 2024
University of Illinois police investigate sexual assault URBANA – The University of Illinois police department reports it is investigating a sexual assault and an attempted assault. In a campus safety alert, the department said a person was sexually assaulted in the early morning hours Tuesday at an on-campus apartment. In a separate safety alert, UIPD says there […]
Central Illinois Headlines – April 16, 2024
Urbana Schools to vote on which elementary school will become fully multilingual URBANA – Urbana School District 116 is set to vote Tuesday on which elementary school will become fully dual language. After two years of debate, Urbana administrators and dual language teachers won approval in January to combine their bilingual programs under one […]
Newspapers in rural areas are folding, leaving vast news deserts. But there are bright spots
https://play.podtrac.com/npr-1244411030/cpa.ds.npr.org/s60/audio/2024/04/newspapersweb.mp3 The U.S. has lost more than 2,800 newspapers since 2005, many of them in rural areas. Now some journalists are redoubling their efforts to provide local news and trying new models in a difficult industry. First Street in downtown Mount Vernon, Iowa, has the quintessential “Main Street” feel. It’s got a café , bank […]
Central Illinois Headlines – April 15, 2024
Service honors William Patterson URBANA – A memorial service for STEM educator William Patterson had sorrowful moments, but also dancing, laughing and singing. Hundreds attended the ‘celebration of life’ at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday. The 58-year-old passed away earlier this month. Patterson grew up in Urbana, earned a Ph-D and brought STEM […]
A.I.M by Kyle Abraham visits Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Kyle Abraham is an internationally renowned choreographer. His dance company, A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, is one of the most active touring companies in the United States. A.I.M be performed on Friday, April 12 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. IPM’s Kennedy Vincent talked with Abraham. Abraham established his company A.I.M by Kyle Abraham in […]
C-U Schools Foundation honors late UIUC Professor for his contribution to local communities
Patterson was one of several alumni from Champaign or Urbana public schools to be honored.
Food prices jumped 25% since 2020. A financial educator in Illinois has these tips for cutting costs
CHAMPAIGN — Grocery prices across the U.S. have risen more than 25% since 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Food prices are currently the third highest consumer expense. USDA data shows the cost of food at home increased by 3.5% in 2020, 3.9% in 2021, 11.4% in 2022, and 5% last year. “While the USDA predicts […]
Student journalists at UIUC and Fourah Bay College team up to cover period poverty in Sierra Leone
A team of journalists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently traveled to Sierra Leone to report on the global phenomenon of period poverty. Women and girls around the world often lack access to the products or the education they need to manage their periods properly. This can lead to shame surrounding menstruation and […]
