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The growing movement to secede from Illinois and become the 51st state: Up First from NPR
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (220+ words) Paula Jablonski, of Cook County, grabs lawn signs about New Illinois from a box during the New Illinois Seventh Constitutional Convention on April 5, 2025, in Bloomington, Illinois. John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images hide caption Two hundred…...
Illinois university teaches students how to give items a second life
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (598+ words) Americans throws away nearly 1, 800 pounds of trash each year. One Illinois University is teaching students recycling skills that will not go to waste. BEN HOWELL, BYLINE: Every school year at Illinois State University starts with the Front Yard Free Cycle....
Aurora Mc Guckin: NPR
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (83+ words) Guest host Ann Powers chats with Aurora Mc Guckin of MVY Radio in Massachusetts about their favorite albums out Friday, May 22. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal. .. May 22, 2026 " Aja Monet. Jack Antonoff's Bleachers. Radiohead's…...
Illinois child care providers on edge amid ongoing uncertainty around federal funding
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (651+ words) Illinois is one of five Democrat-led states fighting the Trump administration's freeze on child care funding. Child care providers in the state say they will be forced to close if funding is halted. 2026 has been rocky for child care providers…...
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (189+ words) The Trump administration filed an appeal to the Supreme Court on Friday, asking it to lift lower-court rulings blocking Trump from deploying National Guard troops in Illinois. Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow National Guard deployment in Illinois The…...