Illinois
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Southern Ill. man admits mailing bomb threat letter
Jun 02, 2021 7:00 am - CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) - A Southern Illinois man has pleaded guilty to claiming in a letter that he'd planted a bomb at an area school and threatening letters to local go...
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As some mass COVID-19 vaccination sites close, next stage is doctor's officesJun 02, 2021 5:00 am - For weeks this winter, public health officials labored to open mass COVID-19 vaccination sites across Illinois. Now as some mass sites close while vaccination levels dw...
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Lawmakers pass follow-up criminal justice bill addressing police concerns
Jun 02, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The General Assembly this week passed legislation addressing lingering concerns from law enforcement about a massive criminal justice reform omnibus passed...
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Half of daily COVID-19 vaccine shots going into suburban armsJun 02, 2021 1:00 am - Suburban residents make up more than half of those who received COVID-19 vaccine doses each day during the past week, which local health officials say is helping keep th...
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Illinois House passes $42.2 billion budget
Jun 01, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — State lawmakers early Tuesday inched closer to implementing a spending plan for the next fiscal year, with the Illinois House approving a state budget prop...
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Two new state holidays approved: Juneteenth and Election Day. What do they mean for you?Jun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Two new state holidays approved by Illinois lawmakers last weekend will affect mostly state employees, and students and workers at public schools, if the bills are ultim...
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General Assembly delays adjournment in hopes of an energy deal
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Judge orders early end to Blagojevich's supervised releaseJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - A federal judge on Tuesday put an early end to the two-year period of supervised release of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich, whose 14-year prison sentence for corruption was...
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Illinois planning to offer a lottery for vaccinated residentsJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois will soon join a coalition of states operating lotteries for residents who have received COVID-19 vaccine shots, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday. The news ...
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COVID-19 cases shrink in May, but so do vaccinationsJun 01, 2021 1:00 am - Daily caseloads of COVID-19 dropped by nearly 50% on average in May compared to April, Illinois Department of Public Health data indicated Tuesday. The average daily num...