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Springfield Split Between Districts In New Congressional Map
Debate continues in Springfield over how to draw congressional districts in Illinois. The second draft of legislative maps was released on Saturday and affects mostly the Chicagoland area. Springfield...
Oct 28, 2021 Katherine Johnson / CC
Bill Would Allow Illinoisans To Sue People Who Create, Use Fake COVID-19 Vaccine Cards
A new bill may allow Illinoisans to sue people who create or use fake COVID-19 vaccination cards. The bill was filed Monday in the state House by sponsor Ann Williams. The Democrat announced the filin...
Oct 28, 2021 Marco Verch Professional Photographer / CC
Pontoon Beach Police Officer Shot and Killed
Illinois State Police have confirmed that a Pontoon Beach police officer has died following a shooting at a gas station. According to police, Officer Tyler Timmons was approaching a suspected stolen v...
Oct 27, 2021 Alan Cleaver / CC
HCRCA Amendment Passes Out of Committee, Moves to the House
A controversial measure to change the Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act that would allow for health-related discrimination including the legal termination of workers who do not follow COVID...
Oct 27, 2021 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
Millikin University to host Macon Promise Open House November 3rd
Students in Macon County are invited to attend Millikin University's Macon Promise Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021, from 6 - 8 p.m. The open house will be held on the 1st floor of the University...
Oct 27, 2021
Hard Deadline Set For Illinois State Worker COVID-19 Vaccinations
A hard date is set for Illinois state employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19. All employees covered under union agreements have until November 30th to have received their second shot. The state...
Oct 27, 2021 NIAID / CC
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Jelani Day's Mother Disagree With Autopsy Results
A civil rights leader is joining Jelani Day's mother in a call for further investigation into her son's death. Autopsy results released yesterday indicate that Day drowned, but do not cover how the IS...
Oct 27, 2021 Red Carlisle / CC
Caulkins Sponsors House Legislation to Fund the Police and Keep Violent Criminals Behind Bars
State Representative Dan Caulkins recently filed legislation in the House to fund the police and help keep violent criminals behind bars. The legislation is identical to the bills filed by Senate Repu...
Oct 27, 2021
Dems Push HCRCA Changes This Week
Lawmakers are poised to take up the first changes to state law concerning COVID-19 and vaccine mandates. A House amendment to Senate Bill 1169 says it's not a violation of The Health Care Right of Con...
Oct 26, 2021 Daniel X. O'Neil / CC
COVID Positives Fall
There were around 540 fewer positive COVID-19 cases across the entire state all of last week than the week before for a total of 15,131. That's half what it was in the beginning of September. The Illi...
Oct 26, 2021 sergio santos / CC
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