A reform package spearheaded by state Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, includes a bill that would appropriate $100 million to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board to fund grants to local departments for gang violence, carjacking and motor vehicle theft prevention, as well as officer staffing.
A reform package spearheaded by state Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, includes a bill that would appropriate $100 million to the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board to fund grants to local departments for gang violence, carjacking and motor vehicle theft prevention, as well as officer staffing.
SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday urged eligible Illinoisans to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot and called on skilled nursing facilities to make booster shots available to patients and staff by Thanksgiving.
“If you grow them a few years, then you’re probably hooked for life. When you see a pumpkin grow two pounds in one hour, it’s just amazing. Many will grow 40 to 50 pounds every day for three weeks, then start to taper off.”
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-Taylorville) didn't hold back Friday, blasting Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and calling his state’s redistricting process “a complete joke."
“According to the information provided by the trustees, in 2020, trusts benefitting J.B. Pritzker paid $16.3 million in Illinois taxes and $69.6 million in federal taxes,” the campaign said in an email.
Illinois could play a pivotal role in the 2022 congressional elections as Democrats try to hold onto their slim majority. The U.S. House is split 220-212 in favor of Democrats with three seats currently vacant — two last held by Democrats and one last held by a Republican.
On this, the last day the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, here's a town-by-town look at the number of Hispanic or Latino residents who make up every area community.
One of the first major concerts at David S. Palmer Arena since the start of the pandemic will feature an entertainer better known for his acting. Danville, get ready for Kevin Costner & Modern West’s “Tales from Yellowstone” tour.
The C-U Mass Transit District’s two newest buses are clean. So clean, in fact, that the water vapor — yes, water vapor — coming out of their tailpipes is good enough to drink.
Scholars seeking to end qualified immunity told the task force reforms are necessary to ensure that all individuals who believe they’ve had their rights violated by police officers have the opportunity to seek justice in court.
GRANVILLE — The iconic Field of Dreams, a farm turned into a baseball field for the 1989 classic film, remains a major tourist destination in Dyersville, Iowa.
Scholars seeking to end qualified immunity told the task force reforms are necessary to ensure that all individuals who believe they’ve had their rights violated by police officers have the opportunity to seek justice in court.
SPRINGFIELD — The process of redrawing congressional district maps in Illinois got off to a slow start Thursday when only one person showed up to testify at the first legislative public hearing, which was held in Chicago.
A new package of legislation aimed at helping empower police to tackle violent crime has been introduced by state Sen. Chapin Rose, R-Mahomet, and four other Republican state senators.
Many aging LGBTQ Illinoisans face barriers to health care and financial security and fear discrimination in senior communities, according to a combined report from senior and LGBTQ advocacy groups released Tuesday.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker took the action in what he said was a broader effort to try to push federal lawmakers to change the law that allows companies to pay disabled people less than the minimum wage.
“These are brutally difficult images to investigate. The psychological and mental toll on these special agents and criminal investigators cannot be overestimated."
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration on Thursday announced the awarding of the first $24 million in “Back to Business” grants, a program funded with federal relief aid to help businesses recover and reopen from the pandemic.
“We want this to be a living, thriving home for concerts, cultural events, lectures, trainings, summits, topical dialogues and conversations. We want this to be a hub for in-house fellows with real world experience to share what's working and what's not in solving the big problems of the day.”
CAIRO — Anyone who has driven America’s interstate highway system is familiar with the blue signs near exits indicating the services available ahead — fuel, food and lodging.
PONTIAC — Kris Petersen grew up at the airport.
The grants will focus on communities hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and youth who are particularly at risk of violence.
A case before the Illinois Supreme Court centers on whether Richard Dent has a right to learn the identity of a woman who accused him of sexual harassment, allegedly leading to the termination of contracts between his energy services company and a subsidiary of Exelon Corp.
The state's highest honor will be bestowed upon eight Land of Lincoln legends, including three with Illini ties: Scott Altman, Carol Ross Barney and John Rogers.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker had extended the order each month with minor to substantial revisions since March 2020. The extensions have come in 30-day windows, coinciding with his monthly reissuance of a disaster proclamation in response to the pandemic.
“Throughout all these changes, my one goal is to create systems that were sustainable and effective for the future,” said Daily Illini Editor-in-Chief Diana Anghel. “For a long time, it felt like we were at a forefront of a battle, and we did not have enough weapons to be fighting in that battle.”
Area hospitals have been getting more patient transfer requests from outside their regions as COVID-19's Delta surge strains ICU capacity.
Pritzker: “We've seen the effects of climate change, right here in Illinois, repeatedly in the last two-and-a-half years alone. A polar vortex, devastating floods, microbursts that destroy buildings, record lake levels, extreme heat and emergency declarations in more than a third of Illinois counties.”
Expressing concern that ISBE might have overstepped its bounds by threatening to withhold funding from school districts that do not enforce its mask mandate, a legislative panel urged the agency to put its policies into formal rules.
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