Federal prosecutors detail Chinese scholar’s brutal death in Illinois
Michael Tarm, Associated Press
June 12, 2019
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday shared with jurors grisly details of how they claim a former University of Illinois doctoral student kidnapped a visiting scholar from China who aspired to return home and become a professor, then brutally beat and killed her. Opening statements...
Report: Two DePaul women’s basketball transfers faced verbal abuse at Illinois
May 25, 2015
The families of two of DePaul women’s basketball’s incoming transfers from the University of Illinois filed letters to the school this past week, accusing Illinois women’s basketball head coach Matt Bollant and former associate coach Mike Divilbiss of player abuse. Read More »...
Joe Biden on campus sexual assault: ‘No means no and no exceptions’
April 23, 2015
URBANA, Ill. – Vice President Joe Biden visited the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus Thursday to applaud the efforts of the university’s “It’s On Us” campaign. Read More »...
Interview: Professor Steven Salaita speaks out against academic censorship and Israel
Brenden Moore
October 9, 2014
Professor Steven Salaita, the academic who lost his job offer at the University of Illinois due to controversial tweets about Israel, will be on campus today discussing academic censorship as well as the situation in Israel. Read More »...
Elena King, Contributing Writer
January 19, 2020 • No Comments
Chicago, home to some of the highest taxes in the nation, introduced a new rideshare tax on Jan. 6. This...
Women’s March Chicago 2020 focuses on local elected officials, marchers with disabilities
January 18, 2020
Women and allies took to Chicago’s slush-filled streets Jan. 18 for the fourth-annual,...
Chicagoans swarm dispensaries in first week of recreational cannabis sales
January 12, 2020
By 6 a.m. on New Year’s day, thousands were already lined up outside the many...
Real ID is coming — here’s what you need to know
January 12, 2020
By Oct. 1, 2020, Illinois citizens will be required to have a Real ID in lieu...