Illinois
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Illinois opioid deaths increased 32% in 2020Apr 26, 2021 1:00 am - Medical experts and addiction advocates were not surprised when opioid overdose deaths in Illinois increased by more than 32% in 2020. They were surprised it wasn't hig...
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General Assembly passes hundreds of bills as session's end approaches
Apr 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The state Senate and House passed more than 750 bills last week, addressing isolated timeouts in schools, youth vaping, teaching Muslim history, the commem...
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Census figures cost Illinois a congressional seat
Apr 26, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois will lose a seat in Congress because of stagnating population, continuing a long slide that has cost it political influence nationally, according ...
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New state program aims for 'one-on-one connections' in communities to combat COVID-19
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Future mayor tells what's next for newest Illinois city
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New cases and hospitalizations fall for second consecutive dayApr 25, 2021 1:00 am - State health authorities on Sunday reported 2,035 more new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, the second-lowest daily total in nearly a month. The fig...
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Months after congresswoman's Hitler remarks, Jews' in pain
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State orders Chicago to fix special education in detention
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J & J vaccine's return hailed by Cook County officialsApr 24, 2021 1:00 am - Cook County health officials Saturday hailed the return of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine in the fight against COVID-19. The vaccine, halted while the Centers for Diseas...
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Central Illinois man gets life in deaths of mother, daughter