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ipmnewsroom.org | Kimberly Schofield
URBANA — President Trump is asking Congress to pull back all federal funding for public radio and television broadcast stations by rescinding funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The recission package would withdraw money that was allocated for the next two years before Trump returned to a second term. The move comes as the new fiscal year approaches on July 1.
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will.illinois.edu | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Orellana
Friday, June 6, 2025Today’s headlines: The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is hiring another Big Ten campus administrator to lead the state's flagship public university. More than 600 workers will lose their jobs as Champaign-based Health Alliance plans to cease operations by the end of the year. After two years, an exhibit showcasing artists' work from central Illinois is returning to the Giertz Gallery at Parkland College.
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2 days ago | 
will.illinois.edu | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Orellana
Thursday, June 5, 2025Today’s headlines: Illinois US Senator Dick Durbin is speaking out against a proposal to pull back federal funding for foreign aid and public broadcasting. It’s been more than five years since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic. And while public health officials say the emergency threat is over, its impacts are still being felt today. A new federal bill would give farmers more options to protect their livestock from black vultures.
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3 days ago | 
will.illinois.edu | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Orellana
Wednesday, June 4, 2025Today’s headlines: A fifth child has died following a deadly crash at a daycare in central Illinois earlier this spring. Republican lawmakers in Springfield are criticizing the General Assembly's newly passed state budget for including nearly $250 million in what they call "pork" spending. Illinois lawmakers have approved measures that will let the state regulate cryptocurrency for the first time.
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4 days ago | 
will.illinois.edu | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Orellana
Tuesday, June 3, 2025Today’s headlines: A local organization is holding a town hall this week to explore what reparations could look like in Champaign-Urbana. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal to a challenge over Illinois’ election law filed by a southern Illinois Congressman. On the last day of their legislative session, Democrats in Springfield passed a measure aimed at protecting immigrant students.
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5 days ago | 
will.illinois.edu | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Orellana
Monday, June 2, 2025Today's headlines: Illinois lawmakers approved a 55 billion dollar state budget for next year that needs nearly a billion dollars through tax and fee hikes to balance. The Consul General of Guatemala in Chicago made a stop in Urbana this weekend. Nine Illini women from the track and field team are headed to the NCAA Outdoor Championships.
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1 week ago | 
will.illinois.edu | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Orellana
Friday, May 30, 2025Today’s headlines: Many scholars at the University of Illinois are anxious after hearing the U.S. State Department will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students. The Champaign Unit 4 school board has voted to remove the district's superintendent. A bill to let terminally ill people medically end their own lives has cleared the Illinois House.
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1 week ago | 
will.illinois.edu | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Orellana
Thursday, May 29, 2025Today’s headlines: Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S. will begin revoking the visas of some Chinese students. A new independent film festival kicks off today at the Savoy 16 theater. Up to 257 thousand low income and disabled people in Illinois could lose their Medicaid health insurance coverage. Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker says he will not approve a budget that increases taxes.
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1 week ago | 
ipmnewsroom.org | Kimberly Schofield
CHAMPAIGN — The City of Champaign is encouraging people to kick off the summer season and support the local community with The Beat in downtown Champaign. The Beat started last summer as a block party event to promote community engagement, local businesses, and create a space for people to enjoy all that the downtown area has to offer.
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1 week ago | 
will.illinois.edu | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Orellana
Wednesday, May 28, 2025Today’s headlines: A report from the Congressional Budget office shows the so-called Big Beautiful Bill in Congress will hurt low-income families. Illinois lawmakers want to commemorate the world’s first ever Illinois-born Pope with license plates and a statue. The Champaign Unit 4 school board plans to finalize Superintendent Shelia Boozer's departure this week. Summer is a time for students to be free from academic stressors.
