Illinois
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Republicans hope Madigan will answer questions directlySep 09, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Republicans who will serve on a special investigative committee looking into House Speaker Michael Madigan's role in a bribery scandal involving utility gi...
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Pritzker asked to hold off on awarding marijuana licensesSep 09, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Some lawmakers and stakeholders are asking Gov. J.B. Pritzker to hold off awarding 75 marijuana dispensary licenses amid concerns that just 21 applicants q...
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30 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,337 cases, 2.8% daily positive test rate, and frustration in Will CountySep 09, 2020 1:00 am - New COVID-19 cases totaled 1,337 Wednesday as the state's daily positive test rate for the virus dropped to 2.8%, the lowest since July. But the Illinois Department of P...
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Protests, virus response tap Rockford police overtime budget
Sep 08, 2020 7:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A northern Illinois city used nearly 60% of its police overtime budget through July because of protests and coronavirus training and response, offi...
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Doctor convicted of murdering wife gets 40-year sentence
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NIU enrollment up in Fall 2020, the first time in a decade
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Daughter seeks public's help in July hit-and-run death
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As of Sept. 8, COVID-19 case counts per county, per ZIP codeSep 08, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion There have been 117,387 COVID-19 cases in the suburbs as of Tuesday. That's 46.5% of the state's total, according to the Il...
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Bradley quarantines entire student body
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1,392 new COVID-19 cases and 7 deaths, with average daily count up by 25% in SeptemberSep 08, 2020 1:00 am - The daily average of new COVID-19 cases is up by 25% in September so far compared to the same period in August, and people under age 30 constitute nearly a third of thos...