Articles filed under Illinois
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Riser set to become Caledonia's 1st Black female officerAug 10, 2020 7:00 am - CALEDONIA, Wis. (AP) - Kiara Riser started losing friends in high school when it became clear she wanted to be a cop. Nobody told her why she wasn't being invited to any...
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Looters descend on downtown Chicago; more than 100 arrestedAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - Hundreds of looters and vandals descended on downtown Chicago early Monday following a police shooting on the city's South Side, smashing the windows of dozens of busine...
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Lawsuit seeks $450 million from ComEd, MadiganAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A group of ComEd customers asked a federal judge Monday to force the utility company, House Speaker Michael Madigan and others to pay "at least" $450 milli...
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Pritzker announces launch of rent, mortgage aid programsAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday announced a pair of housing assistance programs aimed at helping lower-income households meet their rent and mortgage payments...
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Illinois reports 1,319 new COVID-19 cases, 1 deathAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 increased by 1,319 Monday and one person died of the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health said. That brings the total case...
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Appeals court allows lawsuit challenging bond issues to move forwardAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A lawsuit seeking to force the state to default on billions of dollars in outstanding bonds should move forward, a state appellate court said last week. A ...
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Aug. 10 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 10, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 95,208 cases in the suburbs as of Monday. That's 49% of the state's total, acc...
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Republicans say expanded mail voting in Illinois is partisan 'scheme'Aug 10, 2020 1:00 am - Chicago-area Republicans filed a federal lawsuit Monday alleging Illinois' expanded vote-by-mail program is a "partisan scheme" to help Democrats get votes and could ope...
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Illinois school district says no pajamas for online classesAug 09, 2020 7:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - The school district in Illinois' capital city has updated its school dress code policy for remote learning, saying students can't wear pajama pa...
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Illinois woman celebrates 95th birthday by doing for othersAug 09, 2020 7:00 am - GENESEO, Ill. (AP) - Although the current COVID-19 pandemic has kept Norma Lodge sheltering in place, she still managed to celebrate her 95th birthday and keep busy in d...