Illinois anti-discrimination bill inspired by 4-year-old Black student heads to governor’s desk
“This is a chance for us to correct some historical wrongs that have been done,” Rep. Greg Harris, the ...
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Illinois Lawmakers Bar Police From Using Deception When Interrogating Minors
State Senator Robert Peters, a Chicago Democrat who sponsored the bill, said in a statement that a disproportionate number ...
Nation’s first school mandate on AAPI history heads to Illinois governor
She and state Sen. Ram Villivalam, a fellow Democrat, first proposed the bill in 2020, only to see it ...
Slain officer’s body escorted through central Illinois
Champaign police Officer Chris Oberheim. AP PhotoDECATUR: A procession led by a hearse bearing the body of a slain ...
Morning Digest: Why the stakes are so high in next year’s races for the Illinois Supreme Court
The 3rd District is also open, for an unusual reason: Last year, Democrat Thomas Kilbride became the first Supreme ...
Over 17,000 Unemployment Claims Filed In Illinois Last Week Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
CHICAGO (CBS)– The U.S. Department of Labor estimates 17,268 new unemployment claims were filed during the week of May ...
Suspect dead, two Illinois cops wounded in exchange of gunfire
Representational imageCHAMPAIGN: A suspect in a domestic disturbance was fatally shot and two central Illinois police officers were wounded, ...
COVID-19 In Illinois: More Than 10 Million Vaccine Doses Administered, More Than 4.5 Million People Fully Vaccinated
CHICAGO (CBS) — Illinois has reached a new milestone in the fight against COVID-19, as more than 10 million ...
Illinois researchers working to save ornate box turtles
Researchers believe ornate box turtles, once living in half of Illinois' 102 counties, are found in less than 10. ...
Morning Digest: Democratic Rep. Cheri Bustos retires as Illinois prepares to lose a House seat
One Republican isn't waiting to see what will happen next, though. 2020 nominee Esther Joy King, who held Bustos ...