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Urbana Police Department Officer John Franquemont after arresting Laquesha Thadison in April 2020

A “Pattern of Problematic Conduct”: Urbana Officer Tests Police Accountability

This story is part of a partnership focusing on police misconduct in Champaign County between the Champaign-Urbana Civic Police Data Project of the Invisible Institute, a Chicago-based nonprofit public accountability journalism organization, and Illinois Newsroom,which provides news about Illinois & in-depth reporting on Agriculture, Education, the Environment, Health, and Politics, powered by Illinois Public Media. This investigation was supported with funding from the Data-Driven Reporting Project, which is funded by the Google News Initiative in partnership with Northwestern University | Medill.

Central Illinois Medical Community Fights Skepticism Amid Measles Outbreak

Vaccination rates remain high in McLean County despite what the medical community says are efforts by skeptics to sow confusion over settled science, and…

EU hits Elon Musk's X with $140 million fine over business practices

The fines were due to the platform's misleading use of blue check marks to identify verified users and a lack of transparency over ads and data access for researchers.

Despite the high U.S. corporate tax rate, deductions and credits help push down businesses' total tax liability, meaning that many companies end up paying far less than the statutory rate.

FACT CHECK: Does The U.S. Have The Highest Corporate Tax Rate In The World?

Yes, the U.S. does have the highest corporate tax rate ... but that doesn't mean businesses always pay it.

Traders at the New York Stock Exchange on Friday. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 666 points amid signs that interest rates are heading higher.

Dow Drops 666 Points In Sharp Sell-Off

Major stock indexes dropped sharply Friday; the Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 2.6 percent amid signs that wage growth is picking up. It was the Dow's worst weekly performance in two years.

Hoods to Woods co-founder Brian Paupaw spends his weekends shuttling kids from Brooklyn, N.Y., to upstate New York and northwest New Jersey for a day in the mountains.

Snowboarding was his passion. Making the sport more inclusive became his mission

For nearly all its history, snowboarding has been a sport that is disproportionately white. Through his Hoods to Woods Foundation, Brian Paupaw is trying to change that.

Stamos Documentary? Trader Joe's Closing? Cornhub? Must Be April Fools' Day

Today's the day for not-so-serious news, from Google's new Parachute delivery service to a unique look into the life and humanity of John Stamos.

What to know about Xi Jinping, the man at the center of China's politics

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rana Mitter, professor of the modern China's history and politics at the University of Oxford, about President Xi.

President Joe Biden greets Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, and Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago in 2021.

Joe Biden has ended his reelection campaign. What could that mean for JB Pritzker’s political future?

While JB Pritzker has emphatically expressed his support of President Biden, he’s also not quashed the narrative that he has White House ambitions.

A new version of the Oregon Trail game for Apple Arcade features improved Native American representation and new playable Native American characters and storylines.

A New Spin On A Classic Video Game Gives Native Americans Better Representation

A new version of the classic '80s video game Oregon Trail tries to represent the lives of Native Americans more accurately — no more braids or bows and arrows. But you can still die of dysentery.

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