Articles filed under Illinois
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'Taken too soon': Remembering Highland Park shooting victimsJul 07, 2022 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Two of the victims of a July Fourth parade massacre in a Chicago suburb left behind a 2-year-old son. Another was staying with family in Illinois after he...
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AP News in Brief at 12:09 a.m. EDTJul 07, 2022 7:00 am - Britain's Boris Johnson battles to stay as PM amid revolt LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to remain in office Wednesday, brushing off calls fo...
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Holder White sworn in as first Black woman on state Supreme CourtJul 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lisa Holder White was sworn in Thursday as the first Black woman to serve on the Illinois Supreme Court. Holder White, who previously served on the 4th Dis...
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State general revenues top $50 billion for first timeJul 07, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State tax revenues grew by $5.5 billion in the fiscal year that concluded on June 30, exceeding $50 billion for the first time in Illinois' history, accord...
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Ken Griffin spent $54 million fighting tax increase. Secret IRS data shows it paid off for him.Jul 07, 2022 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story was originally published by ProPublica. For billionaire Ken Griffin, it was well worth spending $54 million to ensure he and other rich Illinoi...
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AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDTJul 06, 2022 7:00 am - Britain's Boris Johnson battles to stay as PM amid revolt LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson battled to remain in office Wednesday, brushing off calls fo...
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U.S. allows pharmacists to prescribe Pfizer's COVID-19 pillJul 06, 2022 1:00 am - WASHINGTON — Pharmacists can prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that's intended to expand use of Pfizer...
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AP News in Brief at 9:04 p.m. EDTJul 04, 2022 7:00 am - 6 dead, 30 hurt in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) - A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago ...
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Google for guns: How the state created its own system to trace weapons involved in crimesJul 01, 2022 5:15 am - For a police detective in Illinois trying to trace the origins of a gun used in a crime, it can feel a bit like traveling back in time, and not just because it's a histo...
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Justices urge lawmakers to allow more public access to riversJul 01, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Supreme Court has ruled that the public has no right to boat, fish or swim in small rivers that flow across private property, but two justices...