Illinois enacted its seat belt law 40 years ago and strengthened the law in July 2003, allowing officers to ticket motorists for failing to use their seat belt. Since the law’s introduction and upgrade, seat belt usage has surged from 15.9% in 1985 to 92.4% in 2024. However, there is still room for improvement. Law enforcement will be taking a no-excuses approach to enforcement. The key focus is nighttime enforcement, with Illinois data indicating higher rates of unrestrained fatalities at night.
The Illinois State Police (ISP) will join departments from across the country in Washington D.C. for National Police Week, held May 11 through May 17, 2025. The annual observance honors the sacrifice of law enforcement officers who have died in the line of duty, including ISP’s own Trooper Corey Thompsen and Trooper Clay Carns, who both lost their lives in 2024 due to injuries sustained in traffic crashes.
Peace Officers Memorial Day will be observed on Thursday, May 15th, as part of National Police Week, to honor law enforcement officers who have died or been disabled in the line of duty.
CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Illinois Treasurer Michael Frerichs announced 10 small nonprofits to […]
Graduates from the Fall 2024 semester, as well as candidates for Spring and Summer 2025 will be included in this ceremony. A full list of Spring candidates can be viewed here, Summer candidates can be viewed here, and Fall graduates can be viewed here. Students are listed by their hometown. This year’s commencement ceremony will be held at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts in Urbana on Thursday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m.
Illinois has played a total of 56 games at the United Center in total, with a 38-18 record. The Illini are 19-9 in regular-season games at the UC, including an 18-8 mark against non-conference teams. Their last visit was for the 2023 Big Ten Tournament. The Fighting Illini also played a regular season game there during the 2018 to 2019 season and played a non-conference regular season game in 2017 to 2018.
In response to growing interest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects across Illinois, the Champaign County Board has established the Champaign County CO2 Sequestration Activities Task Force (3CSATF). The task force will proactively study the potential impacts of CCS on the environment and public health, and develop ordinances to regulate such activities in the county. The 3CSATF is comprised of local officials, scientists, engineers, and public health professionals.
Grantees were awarded $1,000 each to support their work dedicated to the LGBTQ+ or BIPOC communities, food and housing insecurity, healthcare, and education challenges, or environmental activism. Grantees will showcase their work at the McKinley Foundation annual fundraiser on June 7, 2025.
“We are so grateful for the partnership of Terry and Barbara England, and are delighted to celebrate the groundbreaking of the England Pavilion, a premier trailhead facility for the Kickapoo Rail Trail at Weaver Park,” said Kelsey Beccue, Urbana Park District Development Manager. She added, “Terry and Barbara’s generosity will propel us into the next exciting phases of developing a destination park experience at Prairie and Weaver.”
CHAMPAIGN, IL (Chambana Today) – Construction is set to begin Thursday, May 8 on […]