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5 Million Dollar Mask Awareness Campaign Coming to Illinois
Governor J.B. Pritzker is launching a new mask awareness campaign to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. "It Only Works If You Wear It" is a five million dollar campaign to get people to wear a mask o...
Aug 04, 2020 Olgierd Rudak / CC
Illinois Transportation Gets 250-Million In Grants
A total of 250-million dollars in grants is going out to local governments for transportation improvements. The grants are part of the Rebuild Illinois Capital plan. The money for the plan came from t...
Aug 04, 2020
COVID-19 Cases Hit 475 in Macon County
The Illinois Department of Public Health Sunday announced 1,467 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 14 additional confirmed deaths. Meanwhile, The Joint Crisis Communicat...
Aug 03, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Juvenile Justice Reform Underway in Illinois
A new effort to transform the state's juvenile justice system is underway. The three phase plan aims to reduce the harm of being locked up says Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice Director Heidi M...
Aug 03, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Teen Drinking Numbers Lower in Illinois, But still Problematic
According to a new report out of the State Criminal Justice Information Authority, teen drinking is down in Illinois, but still concerning. The data shows that alcohol consumption by teens dropped by ...
Aug 03, 2020 Matt / CC
Illinois Municipal League Files Lawsuit Over Election Day Closure Question
The Illinois Municipal League is trying to determine whether local governments should close for Election Day. The IML filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking for a determination on the question. The General ...
Aug 03, 2020 Ken Jones / CC
Some Illinois Lawmakers Working To Oust Speaker
Legislation is being proposed that would remove Representative Michael Madigan from his role as House Speaker. The resolution was filed last week, nearly two weeks after news broke about a federal inv...
Aug 03, 2020
IDPH Reports Over 1700 Cases of COVID-19 Thursday
The Illinois Department of Public Health Thursday today announced 1,772 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 18 additional confirmed deaths, while the Macon County Health ...
Jul 31, 2020 sergio santos / CC
Woman Accused Of Stabbing Man To Death Out On Bond
A woman accused of stabbing a man to death in Decatur is out on bond. Records show Dessica Jackson has been released after posting bond. She was arrested early Tuesday morning in connection with the s...
Jul 31, 2020 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Second Democratic State Rep Asks for Madigan's Immediate Resignation As Speaker
A second state representative is calling for Michael Madigan to resign right away as speaker of the House after federal charges against ComEd implicated him in a bribery scheme. West suburban legislat...
Jul 31, 2020
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