Illinois
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The Daily Herald's last three impeachment front pages: A historyJan 14, 2021 4:30 am - The front page the Daily Herald made on Wednesday for Thursday morning was the second front page about a presidential impeachment in 13 months, and the third in about 22...
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Bill banning locked seclusion and face-down restraints in Illinois schools stalls
Jan 14, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's note: This story was originally published by ProPublica. Illinois lawmakers had the support to ban schools from locking students alone in a room or physically r...
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200 Illinois guard troops will go to DC to aid inauguration
Jan 13, 2021 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is sending about 200 members of the Illinois National to Washington, D.C., to help with security at next week's inauguration ...
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AP News in Brief at 11:09 p.m. EST
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Why hospitals are vaccinating employees who don't care for patientsJan 13, 2021 4:30 am - As soon as COVID-19 vaccines began arriving at hospitals throughout Illinois in mid-December, doses were put into the arms of health care workers who were at the greates...
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Welch locks up votes to oust Madigan as speaker of Illinois HouseJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch made history Wednesday by becoming the first Black person elected speaker of the Illinois House, succeeding Rep. Michael Madigan...
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'It's a new day in Illinois': Kifowit, others from suburbs happy to see Welch oust MadiganJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - State Rep. Stephanie Kifowit said some called her crazy in October when she launched a public campaign to replace Michael Madigan as House speaker, a role he held for 36...
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'It is bold, it is transformational': Criminal justice reform package sent to governorJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Senate passed a criminal justice omnibus bill early Wednesday morning after a grueling 20 hours of politicking during Tuesday's session. The H...
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Less than 1% of Illinois residents fully vaccinatedJan 13, 2021 12:00 am - After a month of putting COVID-19 vaccine doses into arms, 83,065 people - less than 1% of Illinois' population of 12.7 million - have been fully inoculated against the ...
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What to do if you are a victim of unemployment fraudJan 12, 2021 4:30 am - Suburban employers and workers are reporting an uptick in fraudulent unemployment claims, part of a nationwide trend of opportunistic scams spurred by rising joblessness...