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Illinois Men's Basketball Team currently ranked 11th, Champaign County Salvation Army campaign ends, new gun laws cause conflict with firearm owners,

Hosted by Peter Derrah

Stories by Ethan Oskroba, Nick Roacho, Emily Huffman

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This week's international headlines, a new homeless shelter is set to be built in Urbana and community colleges are working to get a law that solidifies programming for students.

Stories by, Stephanie Orallana, Peter Derrah and Sonpari Singh

Hosted by Ashley Gilbert

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Urbana begins tiny home project, Champaign holiday fire safety tips, minimum wage increase in Illinois, and Illinois population declines in 2023 census.

Hosted by Emily Huffman

Stories by Adelyn Mui, Joaquim O'Malley-Macias, Kate Morris, and Peter Derrah.   

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The Fighting Illini basketball team is currently ranked the 13th in the country, a local family sponsor a Victorian era chariot, and IDOT funds new transportation projects in Champaign county,

Hosted by Peter Derrah

Stories by Ethan Oskroba, Emily Huffman, and Nick Roacho

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OSF doctor speaks on rise in respiratory illnesses, central Illinois hosts local holiday events, earthquake hits southern Illinois.

Hosted by Adelyn Mui.

Stories by Emily Huffman, Kate Morris and Nick Roacho.

Music by Boxout.

Main Scoop Ice Cream opens in Urbana.

Illinois Commerce Commission guts proposals for utility grid expansions.

Toys For Tots in Champaign opens 20th annual distribution.

Supreme Court upholds Illinois gun law.

Stories By: Stephanie Orellana, Adelyn Mui, Kaitlyn Devitt, Joy Quezada

Hosted By: Joaquim O'Malley-Macias

Music By, Box Out

Top international headlines from this week, Champaign County is adding more traffic cameras, and the Champaign County Community Coalition celebrates another great year.

Stories By, Peter Derrah, Laszlo Richard Toth, and Stephanie Orellana

Hosted By, Ashley Gilbert

Music By, Box Out

Illinois NAACP president is asked to resign, U of I cultural center earns national recognition, federal court denies request to shut down assault weapons ban, and Newton selected to All-American first team.

Hosted by Emily Huffman

Stories by Adelyn Mui, Joaquim O'Malley-Macias, Kate Morris, and Peter Derrah

Music by Boxout

Champaign’s Daily Bread Soup Kitchen provides winter supplies to those in need, Champaign County Humane Society reduces adoption rates to promote pet adoption, the University of Illinois Men’s Basketball team ranks 16th place in the Associated Press Top 25 list, and Governor J.B. Pritzker signs bill to expand nuclear reactor construction. 

Hosted by Husna Hussaini

Stories by Emily Huffman, Ethan Oskroba, Nick Roacho, and Elissa Eaton

Music by Boxout

Illinois Department of Public Health recommends mask wearing in health care, Illini Bookstore offers sales and textbook purchases, McDonald's opens a new chain called CosMc's.

Hosted by Adelyn Mui.

Stories by Adelyn Mui, Emily Huffman and Kate Morris.

Music by Boxout.