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217 Today: What’s Happening in Champaign – Urbana Apr. 17 – Apr. 20 - IPM Newsroom

1 week ago | ipmnewsroom.org | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Mosqueda

Thursday, April 17, 2025 https://ipmnewsroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/217-Today-4_17_25_01.mp3Today’s headlines:A professor at the University of Illinois College of Law is working to make it easier to track abortion laws. Fear among students is stoking false rumors about federal immigration agents visiting the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Some Illinois Democrats are growing impatient with U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.
Abortion laws are all over the map. A new online tool from U of I researchers will help track them

1 week ago | ipmnewsroom.org | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Mosqueda

URBANA — Ever since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, abortion laws have been literally all over the map, and difficult to track. But Robin Fretwell Wilson, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Law, is working to make it easier to track abortion laws. Wilson presented her team’s research on April 10 during Urbana-Champaign Reproductive Justice Week in Champaign-Urbana. The goal is to create a new website designed to help people understand abortion laws across all 50 states.
217 Today: Many hospitals use AI but few are testing for accuracy and bias

1 week ago | ipmnewsroom.org | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Mosqueda

Wednesday, April 16, 2025 https://ipmnewsroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/217-Today-4_16_25_02.mp3Today’s headlines:The Boneyard Creek connects the cities of Champaign and Urbana, which have been taking steps to make the space safer and more accessible. The University of Illinois is suing the federal government over a cap on energy grants. Decatur Public Schools is one of 27 Illinois school districts that have lost access to COVID-19 relief grants.
WILL Call: What's Happening in Champaign

1 week ago | ipmnewsroom.org | Kimberly Schofield |Adelyn Mui

Listen to Kimberly Schofield and Adelyn Mui talk about weekend events on IPM News AM 580 and FM 90.9 – Wednesdays at 6:45 and 8:45 a.m., and Thursdays at 5:44 p.m.Misery at Monticello Theatre AssociationTime: 7:00 p.m. (April 17-19, April 25-26); 2:00 p.m. matinee on Sunday, April 27Location: Monticello, ILDetails: Based on Stephen King’s psychological thriller about an author rescued by an obsessed fan.
Investigative reporters discuss possible cancer cluster in Piatt County

1 week ago | ipmnewsroom.org | Arjun Thakkar

There’s growing concerns in Piatt County about the number of cases of glioblastoma, a rare but deadly brain cancer. Community members say the Illinois Department of Public Health has been slow to investigate the possible cancer cluster in Monticello. That’s led advocates to begin collecting data on their own — prompting a new response from state officials. A team of student journalists with CU Citizen Access have been following the public health concerns in Piatt County.
Trump plans order to cut funding for NPR and PBS

1 week ago | ipmnewsroom.org | David Folkenflik

The Trump administration has drafted a memo to Congress outlining its intent to end nearly all federal funding for public media, which includes NPR and PBS, according to a White House official who spoke to NPR. The memo, which the administration plans to send to Congress when it reconvenes from recess on April 28, will open a 45-day window in whichthe House and Senate can either approve the rescission or allow the money to be restored.
217 Today: Concerns about brain cancer cases in Piatt County grow, but Illinois public health agency yet to investigate

1 week ago | ipmnewsroom.org | Kimberly Schofield |Stephanie Mosqueda

Tuesday, April 15, 2025 https://ipmnewsroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/217-Today-4_15_25_01.mp3Today’s headlines:Chris Mosier is the first trans athlete to represent the United States in an international competition and spoke about gender liberation and sports in Urbana on Saturday. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus was teaming with students and vendors last weekend to celebrate Earth Month.
Virginia Theatre raises its curtain after three months of going dark

1 week ago | ipmnewsroom.org | Kimberly Schofield

CHAMPAIGN – The Virginia Theatre is opening its door to the public after three months of going dark for renovations. Following a soft reopening last week, staff and volunteers are preparing the theatre for its official opening on April 23rd for Ebertfest. Morning Edition host Kimberly Schofield spoke with the theatre’s director, Steven Bentz, about the upgrades to the fly system and what people can expect to see at the historic Virginia Theatre.
Ban on carbon capture near Mahomet Aquifer wins unanimous approval in Illinois Senate

1 week ago | ipmnewsroom.org | Cesar Toscano |Eric Stock |WVIK-Rock Island

Over the last few years, environmental groups and others in Central Illinois have raised concerns about the region’s water potentially becoming contaminated by an emerging technology that’s intended to reduce the harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions. State senators responded to those concerns by voting unanimously, 55-0, on Thursday to ban carbon sequestration near the Mahomet Aquifer, the sole source of water for nearly 1 million people in the region, including much of McLean County.
217 Today: Illinois proposes a victim-first approach to combat human trafficking

1 week ago | ipmnewsroom.org | Stephanie Mosqueda

Monday, April 14, 2025 https://ipmnewsroom.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/217-Today-4_14_25_01.mp3Today’s headlines:The Illinois Senate passed legislation protecting public media outlets operated by universities from prior review of stories by those institutions. Local Palestinian Americans say they are hurt by the silence of other ethnic groups in Champaign-Urbana over the conflict in the Middle East.