Search results for

IWU Administration Rejects AAUP Report on Program Changes

The Illinois Senate passed a bill Friday creating new licenses and lotteries for marijuana dispensary licenses, addressing issues that have plagued the process set forth by a 2019 law legalizing recreational marijuana.

Illinois Democrats on Friday pushed through new legislative district maps in a whirlwind 12 hours full of partisan rancor — over the objections of Republicans and many community advocacy organizations.

A bill to allow special education students who turn 22 to continue with their classwork until the end of the school year has passed unanimously through the State Senate.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Ken Ellingwood about the legacy of daring abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy.

Many stayed in constant touch with their loved ones during the hostilities. And despite the ceasefire, their fears and feelings about a conflict thousands of miles away are still raw.

With the focus shifting again to a Wuhan, China, lab, Dr. Céline Gounder, a COVID-19 adviser to the Biden transition team, says it's important to find the pandemic's origins to prevent the next one.

President Biden has asked for a 90-day investigation into how the COVID-19 pandemic started, and whether it's possible that the virus leaked, either accidentally or on purpose, from a lab in China.

Amy Cooper filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer, saying the company never investigated the incident that led to her firing — the confrontation between her and Christian Cooper.

The Illinois Senate passed a bill Friday which would strengthen legal protections for immigrants and require the closure of immigrant detention centers in the state.