2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (572+ words) URBANA " Yankee Ridge Multilingual School fourth and fifth graders trek for almost a mile, singing about the importance of waiting at crosswalks as they get to each intersection. Once they finally reach Sola Gratia Farm, they settle under a tent…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago  (519+ words) CHAMPAIGN "University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's Chancellor Charles Isbell is reflecting on the university's accomplishments as the anniversary of his first year in office approaches." He spoke at U of I's board of trustees meeting on Thursday. One of the many…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (1026+ words) URBANA" Urbana is considering a contentious West Main Street housing project and an ethical investments policy. Officials in Urbana are advancing a controversial housing project near the city's downtown. During a Monday Committee of the Whole meeting, the city considered…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (335+ words) CHAMPAIGN " The Chorale is celebrating its annual spring concert with a variety of songs all about love. Kathie Spegal is the director of Illinois Radio Reader at Illinois Public Media and a longtime member of The Chorale. Morning Edition host…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (441+ words) The ongoing war in Iran must end and Congress must take every opportunity to stop it, U. S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois said Wednesday. "The problem we have here in Washington is that I have colleagues here who continue to vote…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago  (122+ words) URBANA " New national data released by Stanford researchers and also featured in the New York Times, presents Urbana as one of the lowest-performing school districts in Illinois. According to the Stanford Educational Opportunity Project, average test scores for Urbana School…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (439+ words) The Supreme Court's'recent decision'to cut key parts of the Voting Rights Act has already led to a rush of redistricting across the South, but it has implications for Illinois too. WNIJ's Peter Medlin talked with Northern Illinois University professor'Scot Schraufnagel'about…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1166+ words) NPR is restructuring its newsroom, including cutting some reporting and editing jobs, as it attempts to keep pace with changing audience habits while adjusting to an era without federal subsidies. The network is offering buyouts to approximately 300 employees, mostly within…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (134+ words) The Hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean was first documented last month. The situation has continued to escalate with three deaths linked to that outbreak. Countries from across the world have picked up their citizens…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1051+ words) SPRINGFIELD " A proposal that would expand access to a federal program that discounts the price of prescription drugs could end up costing Illinois employers an additional $89 million a year, including more than $12 million a year for the state of Illinois…...