Illinois taxpayers in dark on budget details before adjournment
(The Center Square) – With the final scheduled session day on Friday, Illinois taxpayers remain in the dark about how state lawmakers plan to spend billions in taxes. Earlier in the day Thursday, at an unrelated event
Northwestern’s support from Qatar scrutinized amid student protests
(The Center Square) – Amid concessions to pro-Palestinian protesters on its campus and financial support from Qatar, the president of Northwestern University Michael Schill admitted his college has "an antisemitism problem." Schill was one of a handful
Illinois bill allows out-of-state minors to apply for taxpayer funded abortions
(The Center Square) – A measure allowing minors from out-of-state to come to Illinois and apply for public funds to get an abortion through the state’s Family Planning Program is now ready to be sent to the
Illinois quick hits: Campus protesters arraigned; contractor sues tollway
Campus protesters arraigned Seven demonstrators protesting the war in Gaza on the campus of Illinois State University made court appearances. All seven pleaded not guilty to a count of criminal trespass to state land and a school
Illinois legislators approve plan to assess mental health screenings in public schools
(The Center Square) – Illinois public schools are one step closer to universal mental health screenings for students. The Illinois House passed Senate Bill 726 which directs the Illinois State Board of Education to assess school districts’
Chris Hemsworth barely survives Hot Ones' Gauntlet of Death
Disney/Eric McCandless (NOTE LANGUAGE) The mighty Thor nearly met his match on First We Feast’s hit series Hot Ones. Chris Hemsworth took his seat with host Sean Evans, and although he began with saying “I like my
Winemaker discovers approximately 40,000-year-old mammoth bones in cellar
Yannik Merkl (GOBELSBURG, Austria) — While renovating his wine cellar, a man in Austria made a discovery far older than a vintage bottle of Merlot. Instead, he discovered a rare collection of mammoth bones, believed to date
Democrats go on offense as the GOP opens the door to birth control restrictions
John Nacion/WireImage (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump opened the door to restricting access to contraceptives earlier this week, less than a week after Virginia’s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed two bills that would have established the
Congressional Democrats slam oil executives over gas prices
Grace Cary/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Congressional Democrats on Thursday accused oil companies of inflating the cost of gasoline and vowed to investigate them, pushing back on who’s to blame for rising prices hurting President Joe Biden’s reelection
'Abbott Elementary''s Quinta Brunson wants in on Hallmark Christmas movies
ABC Even though she grew up a Jehovah’s Witness and doesn’t celebrate Christmas, Quinta Brunson has the perfect holiday gift in mind for herself. The Emmy-winning creator, writer and star of Abbott Elementary revealed on The Drew