After months of debate and rallies in support all over Illinois, The Developmental, Relief and Education for Alien Minors, or DREAM, Act passed today in the Illinois State Senate by 45 to 11.
Students at the College of Law are hosting a fundraiser and collection drive to assist people who lost their homes and families in the tornadoes that ravaged Alabama on April 27.
Five males, who were previously considered persons of interest in the Market Place Mall shooting on Sunday, were charged with aggravated battery with a firearm, which is a Class 1 felony.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the nation's leaders won't be able to solve big problems if they're distracted by what he calls "sideshows and carnival barkers."
Red Bull will host for its second annual chariot race on Wednesday, May 4 at 6 p.m. 12 to 16 teams of 3 “gladiators” each will build and race chariots down Sixth Street, which will be closed off from John to Green streets.
After an unsuccessful day of trying to find work, Isaiah Little ate his dinner in the homeless shelter where he lives, as he has for nearly 9 months. Little has been homeless since last July, when he was released from the care of the Department of Children and Family Services. DCFS did not prepare him for life in the real world, though, he said.
The preamble of the Illinois Student Senate states, “(The students) charge the Illinois Student Senate with the authority and responsibility to represent and act in the collective interest (of the student body).” This single sentence has been and will continue to be my guiding light as I continue to serve the student body. The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provides a unique combination of world class academics and faculty, a beautiful and supportive community and a broad range of offerings for students to become involved in their campus. As your newly-elected and sworn-in student body president, I want to expand the senate’s engagement on campus to further all of the components of our great University.
