CHICAGO (AP) — The University of Chicago has removed a plaque and stone that honored Stephen Douglas, a U.S. senator from Illinois in the 1800s. President Robert Zimmer says Douglas doesn’t deserve to be honored on campus because he profited from his wife’s Mississippi plantation
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URBANA, Ill. (AP) — Students and staff at the University of Illinois can be tested for the coronavirus with a saliva sample instead of an uncomfortable nasal swab. President Tim Killeen calls it “breakthrough technology.” A tent opened Tuesday near the Alice Campbell Alumni Center.
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks say they will continue to use their team name because it honors a Native American leader who has been an inspiration to generations. The NHL team said in a statement Tuesday that: “The Chicago Blackhawks name and logo symbolizes an important and
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PERU – A $70 million dollar renovation could be happening to the property known as the Peru Mall over the next three years, if developers have their way. Peru Director of Economic Development Bob Vickrey said Mayor Scott Harl and himself have met with the owners, GK Real Estate in
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BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois man said he’s facing eviction for hanging a Black Lives Matter flag on his apartment balcony. Donavon Burton of Bloomington says he began displaying the flag last month to protest the deaths of Blacks in police custody. On June 29, the
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OTTAWA – Ottawa’s City Council voted to extend their declaration of emergency regarding the coronavirus at Tuesday night’s meeting. Mayor Dan Aussem explained that the extension is just in case the situation regarding COVID-19 changes for the worse, amid increased cases in other
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PRINCETON – Darius Miller Park, named after a railroad executive who was born in the community in 1859, was renamed last week. The Rotary Club of Princeton held a ceremony and announced not only park improvements, but the new name, Rotary Park. Miller was president of the Chicago,
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CHICAGO (AP) — Prosecutors say a man charged in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old Chicago girl was the getaway driver for other armed men. A judge denied bond to Reginald Merrill, who is charged with murder in the July Fourth death of Natalia Wallace. She was one of at least 17 people who were
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PONTIAC – Livingston County Health Department reported one more individual has tested positive for COVID-19. The individual is a male in his 50s who is recovering in isolation. Officials for the health department stated that they have notified any individuals who may have had exposure to
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DIXON – One new case of COVID-19 was reported in Lee County on Tuesday, an individual in their 20s. Lee County has confirmed 103 positive cases since the start of the pandemic, with 94 of those cases recovered. Only one person has passed away from COVID-19 in the county total.
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