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Champaign protest update
Tension continues to increase between protesters and police in Champaign. What started as a peaceful protest at the intersection on Prospect Avenue and Town Center Boulevard erupted into a stand-off a...
Jun 01, 2020
Pritzker activates 375 National Guard members to help Chicago Police Department
Governor J.B. Pritzker is using the Illinois National Guard to provide assistance to the Chicago Police Department. Pritzker activated 375 members of the Guard yesterday as the city went under lock do...
Jun 01, 2020
IDPH closes community COVID-19 testing centers for the day
All community COVID-19 testing centers are closed today. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced the move yesterday on Twitter, which will affect ten testing centers. No reason was given, b...
Jun 01, 2020 IAEA Imagebank / CC
Illinois Sheriff's Association sues Governor Pritzker
The Illinois Sheriff's Association is suing Governor J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Corrections over restrictions on inmate transfers. The association says the IDOC and the governor shut...
May 29, 2020
Pritzker expected to sign bill allowing to-go cocktails
The Illinois House and Senate have passed legislation allowing restaurants and bars to sell cocktails to-go, and Governor Pritzker stated that he would sign it into law. Those backing the proposal say...
May 29, 2020
Mattoon man, woman facing charges after man dies from possible heroin overdose
A man and a woman from Mattoon are facing charges in connection with a man found dead from what officers believe to be a heroin overdose. Police say the man was found dead in the 1800 block of South N...
May 29, 2020
Non-essential businesses allowed to open as Illinois begins Phase Three
Non-essential businesses are reopening today as the state enters Phase Three of the Restore Illinois plan. Major changes to the shopping experience in many stores include widened aisles and limits on ...
May 29, 2020
Driver Services facilities set reopen dates
Illinois Driver Services facilities are preparing to reopen. The facilities will be open to some members of the public on June 2nd. Only drivers getting their first licenses, people with expired IDs o...
May 28, 2020 Brian Cantoni / CC
Pritzker says the majority of those with coronavirus do not need to worry
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker says the overwhelming majority of people who test positive for the coronavirus have nothing to worry about. The governor yesterday said only about 20% of the people who c...
May 28, 2020
Small businesses to receive funding from U.S. Small Business Administration
Illinois is set to receive millions in federal funds to help struggling small businesses in the state. The Illinois Small Business Development Center will be receiving over 7,000,000 dollars from the ...
May 28, 2020
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