Articles filed under Illinois
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Reversing a dirty legacy: New rules aim to tighten regulations on coal ashMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - After years of work by environmental activists to push action on the issue, the Illinois Pollution Control Board has issued findings and recommendations re...
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Suburban mayors, Preckwinkle speak out against proposed funding cutMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - A group of suburban mayors is joining Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle in calling on lawmakers to oppose Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposal to cut local governmen...
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State Senate passes legislation that would track sexual assault in schoolsMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - Illinois schools might soon have to publicly report the number of sexual assaults involving students on their campuses under a proposal that passed the state Senate Wedn...
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Former Lt. Gov Corinne Wood diesMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - Corinne Wood, the first woman to serve as lieutenant governor in Illinois, has died, ABC 7 Chicago is reporting. She was 66. Her family released a statement on her passi...
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'Trailblazer' Corinne Wood, Illinois' first female lieutenant governor, dies of cancerMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - Corinne Wood was a trailblazing politician whose legal background, moderate voice and ability to reach across the aisle helped her become the first female lieutenant gov...
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State education board votes for return to full in-person learning this fallMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - With vaccines widely available for children 12 years and older, state education officials signaled their support Wednesday for a return to a full in-person school year t...
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Statue task force considers adding, removing state monumentsMay 19, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A state House task force continued its discussion about reevaluating controversial statues and whether new monuments commemorating minorities should be add...
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Republicans introduce own ethics bill to get Democrats' attentionMay 18, 2021 5:30 am - Democrat Ann Gillespie of Arlington Heights and Republican John Curran of Downers Grove have competing ethics bills in the Illinois Senate. The question is whether eithe...
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State has fully vaccinated about 44% of eligible IllinoisansMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - About 44% of Illinoisans who are eligible have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Illinois Department of Public Health data indicated Tuesday. Nearly 10.9 million I...
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Senate panel endorses 'media literacy' mandate in schoolsMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - All high schools in Illinois would be required to offer instruction in how to understand and evaluate news and social media as part of their computer liter...