Category Archives: News
More than 1,000 Illinois laws punish people long after incarceration, advocacy group says
(The Center Square) - Illinois has more than 1,000 state laws that an advocacy group said punish people long after being arrested or convicted of a crime. There are about 3.3 million people who have e...
Jul 16, 2020
Statewide Unemployment Rate Continues to Decline, Payrolls Increase in June
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate fell -0.7 percentage point to 14.6 percent, while nonfarm payrolls added +142,800 jobs in June, a recor...
Jul 16, 2020
Illini Football 2020: Masks, Limited Seating and No Tailgating
Your Illini football games in-person experience this fall will be a little different as masks will be required, seating will be limited and there will be no tailgating. In line with state guidance, Il...
Jul 16, 2020
IHLF to Contribute 3,000 Face-Coverings the Back 2 School Event
Bloomington and Normal students attending next month's annual Back 2 School Alliance Party will find a very important item in their backpacks this year courtesy of the Illinois Heart and Lung Foundati...
Jul 16, 2020
McLean Co. COVID-19 Update 7-16-20 Thirteen New Cases
McLean County Health Department is reporting 13 new cases of COVID-19, bringing our total to 350 cases. At this time 53 individuals are isolating at home and 3 are hospitalized. There are 279 individu...
Jul 16, 2020
Employment scams hurt desperate job seekers, BBB says
(The Center Square) - Employment scams, especially work-from-home fakes, are not new, but with 40 million Americans out of work, including more than 1.4 million in Illinois, mostly as a result of the ...
Jul 16, 2020
A grim forecast for Illinois' new fiscal year
(The Center Square) - Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said that the COVID-19 shutdown this spring has had a significant impact on tax revenues that the state needs to operate. The pandemic health ...
Jul 15, 2020
Bowling alleys cry foul over Pritzker's 50-person handicap
(The Center Square) - Illinois' bowling alleys are the latest to cry foul over Gov. J.B. Pritzker's rules that have left the industry handicapped. The Illinois State Bowling Proprietors Association, c...
Jul 15, 2020
Pritzker issues stern warning to school districts over safety guidelines
(The Center Square) - Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday told school districts to follow safety guidelines in the fall or face consequences. "Good people with good intentions can disagree on how and when...
Jul 15, 2020
Local leaders concerned about revenue losses
(The Center Square) - Community leaders across Illinois are concerned about mounting revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, among other things, according to a new survey conducted by the Universit...
Jul 15, 2020
On Air Now
Sean Hannity
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
#StandWIthSean
