The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration can enforce its ban on transgender individuals serving in the military while ongoing legal battles proceed, overturning lower court orders that had blocked the policy. The decision, delivered in a brief unsigned order, allows the Department of Defense to begin […]
A conservative legal group with deep ties to President Donald Trump has launched a high-stakes legal challenge that could upend the balance of power between the executive and judicial branches of the U.S. government. The America First Legal Foundation (AFLF), founded by Trump homeland security advisor and White House deputy […]
The City of Urbana’s beloved Market at the Square launched its 2025 season on Saturday, May 3, marking its 46th year as one of Illinois’ premier farmers markets. The market, now located outdoors in the parking lot at the corner of Illinois and Vine Streets, will be open every Saturday […]
Champaign County Forest Preserves’ popular Trail Challenge is back for 2025, inviting outdoor enthusiasts to discover every hiking trail the Champaign County Forest Preserves has to offer. This year, the focus shifts from logging miles to exploring all 31 unique trails spread across the county’s scenic preserves. From May 1 […]
Maine has dropped its lawsuit against the Trump administration after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) agreed to reinstate federal funds for the state’s child nutrition programs, resolving a heated dispute tied to Maine’s policies on transgender athletes in school sports. The conflict began when the USDA froze approximately $3 […]
Attorney General Pamela Bondi hosted the inaugural meeting of the federal government’s new Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias on April 22 at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington, D.C. The task force, established by an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in February, aims to identify and […]
President Donald Trump announced this week his intention to rebrand two major U.S. holidays, proposing that Veterans Day on November 11 be renamed “Victory Day for World War I” and that May 8, widely recognized as V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day), be designated as “Victory Day for World War […]
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing widespread condemnation from medical experts and public health officials after repeating the debunked claim that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine contains “aborted fetus debris” and DNA particles. Kennedy made the assertion during a televised NewsNation town […]
The Illinois Senate has passed a landmark environmental bill that will ban the sale and distribution of disposable food service containers made from polystyrene foam, commonly known as Styrofoam, across the state starting in 2030. Senate Bill 1531, known as the Disposable Food Service Container Act, prohibits any person from […]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and all federal agencies to cease federal funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR). The executive order, announced late Thursday, instructs the CPB Board to halt both direct and indirect […]
