Articles filed under Illinois
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Democrats, Republicans blame each other for vacant watchdog postJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - The last day on the job for the Legislative Inspector General Carol Pope was Thursday. The office will be vacant on Friday. “We have to reeducate ourselves to fight the ...
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State lawmakers approve follow-up measure on criminal justice reformJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House this week passed a bill clarifying issues around the massive criminal justice reform bill that passed with the support of the Illinois L...
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Huntley man charged in slayings of father, 2 sonsJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - A Huntley man has been charged in the slayings of a man and his two young sons found shot to death last month in their Belvidere home. Alize Q. Smith, 24, faces three co...
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Daily COVID-19 deaths in Illinois hit triple digits for first time since last FebruaryJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois recorded more than 100 COVID-19 deaths in a single day for the first time since February of last year. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 104 mor...
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COVID-19 testing sites are popping up. Here's how you can avoid questionable ones.Jan 06, 2022 12:00 am - As new cases of COVID-19 have grown in recent weeks, so have complaints about several suburban testing clinics that have left customers without promised results or delay...
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DCFS worker fatally stabbed during home visitJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Sangamon County authorities are holding a Thayer man suspected in the stabbing death of an Illinois Department of Children and Family Services worker. Poli...
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State legislature approves remap of judicial subcircuitsJan 05, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to redraw judicial subcircuit maps in Cook County and some of the surrounding collar counties while creating ...
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Two 17-year-olds shot outside Rockford high schoolJan 04, 2022 6:00 am - ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) - A 17-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl suffered non-life-threatening injuries Tuesday when they were shot outside a northern Illinois high school...
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Illinois surpasses 28,000 COVID-19 deaths, as hospitalizations hit all-time high againJan 04, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 has now killed more than 28,000 Illinois residents. Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported the bleak milestone Tuesday, after 79 more COVID-19 ...
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Today in HistoryJan 03, 2022 6:00 am - Today in History Today is Monday, Jan. 3, the third day of 2022. There are 362 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 3, 1990, ousted Panamanian...