May 15, 2018
Governor Bruce Rauner proposed bringing back the death penalty in an amendatory veto of a gun bill, calling for its use in just two types of homicide. However, he says he’s also open to other suggestions for the use of capital punishment.
May 14, 2018
Susan Burton, an advocate for those who have been imprisoned, will be speaking in Champaign Tuesday night about her recent memoir, “Becoming Ms. Burton.”
The book highlights her experiences as a formerly incarcerated woman and her advice to others seeking to re-start their lives after prison.
May 12, 2018
PayPal co-founder and U of I alumnus Max Levchin delivered the commencement address for the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s 2018 commencement ceremony. The Ukranian born computer scientist spoke to […]
April 27, 2018
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D) says the Senate is scheduled to vote in two weeks on the future of net neutrality.
A joint resolution, if passed by both the Senate and the House, would overrule a Federal Communications Commission vote last December to repeal net neutrality rules.
April 20, 2018
Dozens of University Laboratory High School students held a walkout to advocate for gun reform Friday morning.
The students walked in solidarity with other nationwide protests on the nineteenth anniversary of the Columbine school shooting.