It was a tale told by older generations to the younger generations, of men shot and killed and their bodies tossed into a creek during one of the fiercest race riots in the country….
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker indicated Monday, June 6 he would be willing to deploy the National Guard to help deal with a violent crime spree in Chicago, but only if he’s asked…
ROCKTON – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Monday, June 14 activated the State Emergency Operation Center to mobilize emergency response personnel and operational facilities to monitor a large…
SPRINGFIELD – With 64 percent of the state’s seniors having received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, Illinois is nearing the “bridge” phase of reopening that will allow…
SPRINGFIELD – The state on Friday, Jan. 29 reported 58,357 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were administered over the previous 24 hours, setting a one-day high mark for the third straight…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker called on Congress to repay the debt owed to the National Guard for providing security to the U.S. Capitol following the Jan. 6 riots. The governor on July 20 urged…
This week’s farm and rural news report includes info on the state’s rural COVID-19 vaccination program, an important cutoff date for CSP applications and the return of youth livestock…
SPRINGFIELD – The state announced new mass vaccination sites in Adams and Cook counties March 3 and added National Guard support for sites in the state’s southernmost seven counties….
Wiretaps show Madigan, through McClain ...
CHICAGO – In fall 2018, longtime former State Rep. Lou Lang, D-Skokie ...
Transit agencies seek state help ...
CHICAGO – Officials with the state’s largest transit agencies met with lawmakers ...
Stomach bug is no fun ...
Cases of norovirus, or the stomach bug, have been reported going through ...
DIVAS ON A DIME: An ...
I came across an old Irish rhyme that goes: “Boxty on the ...
