Category Archives: News
DISTRICT 87: What to Expect When Online Learning Begins This Fall
District 87 Superintendent Barry Reilly has outlined what to expect when school goes online this year: Students will be taught by the district's teachers who will take attendance (not contractors) Tea...
Aug 14, 2020
Chicago Demonstrators Aim to Shut Down Major Expressway This Weekend
A demonstration scheduled to take place in Chicago this weekend is aiming to shut down the Dan Ryan Expressway, mirroring a now-historic anti-violence march that closed the same roadway in July 2018. ...
Aug 14, 2020
Business groups consider lawsuit over Illinois’ masking, social distancing fines
(The Center Square) - Two statewide business associations are eyeing litigation against the state of Illinois over a COVID-19 mask and social distancing rule allowed to stick. The Joint Committee on A...
Aug 14, 2020 Blogtrepreneur / CC
What Could Trigger the State to Restart COVID-19 Restrictions?
From the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois followed the science and listened to public health experts by putting mitigations in place and then deliberately and gradually lifting many of them. A...
Aug 14, 2020
Some warn Illinois’ mail-in ballots could mean winners unknown for weeks
(The Center Square) - Illinois' expanded vote-by-mail opportunities, spurred on by concerns about COVID-19 exposure at the polling place, have the potential to delay results on Election Day because of...
Aug 14, 2020
Quick hits: Illinois news in brief on Friday, Aug. 14, 2020
Remote learning could come with added costs for some School districts that had planned for some in-person teaching amid COVID-19 concerns have reversed course to full remote to start the fall semester...
Aug 14, 2020
Illinois state Sen. Terry Link, suspected of wearing wire, resigns ethics post after tax evasion charge
(The Center Square) - The Illinois state lawmaker suspected of wearing a wire as part of a federal corruption investigation has resigned from a state ethics commission after he was charged with tax ev...
Aug 13, 2020
Employee relief fund now available for restaurant workers
(The Center Square) - After a total shutdown for months and then capacity limits for Illinois restaurants, many employees and former employees continue to struggle. The Illinois Restaurant Association...
Aug 13, 2020
With tens of thousands of first-time filers, Illinois’ unemployment offices remain closed
(The Center Square) - Despite continued unemployment claims into the tens of thousands a week, and continued reports of problems getting benefits, Illinois' unemployment offices remain closed because ...
Aug 13, 2020
Democrats propose ethics reforms without singling out Madigan as Republicans demand special session
(The Center Square) - Amid continuing questions about House Speaker Michael Madigan's role in the ComEd patronage and bribery scandal, some Illinois statehouse Democrats have put forward nine measures...
Aug 13, 2020
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