McLean County State’s Attorney Don Knapp, a Republican, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.
Livingston County State’s Attorney Randy Yedinak, a Republican, is being urged to join an effort to repeal Illinois’ controversial SAFE-T Act, which retools multiple parts of the criminal justice system, including the elimination of cash bail.
Eight school districts in McLean County are divided on conforming to Illinois’ new law that aligns sex education policies for grades K-12 with national standards.
Seven school districts in Livingston County are opting out of Illinois’ new law that aligns sex education policies for grades K-12 with national standards.
The husband of a woman shot and killed by U.S. Capitol security guard Michael Byrd says Jan. 6 commission member U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger donated to Byrd's GoFundMe page and bragged about the donation on social media.
Bloomington native and U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)'s call for a U.S. military-enforced no-fly zone has drawn stern criticism from Republicans and Democrats alike as well as world leaders who claim it would be akin to the "United States declaring war on Russia.”
Illinois State University Campus Minister Phil Grizzard of Normal says white Republicans who oppose policies he says will lead to “racial justice” are “worse than the KKK.”
Rep. Dan Brady (R-Normal) voted against legislation that would remove legal protections now available to opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates through Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act.
The size of Illinois’ combined local and state government workforces declined 6.9% from July 2019 to July 2021, representing the fifth largest gap in public-employee job recovery during the pandemic, a Pew Charitable Trusts study concluded.
Nearly 50 public school districts, including Flanagan-Cornell Unit 75, have been placed on probation by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for defying Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recently reissued mask mandate, according to an LGIS News Service tally.
Nearly 50 public school districts, including Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426, have been placed on probation by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) for defying Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s recently reissued mask mandate, according to an LGIS News Service tally.
Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Illinois could hit 54.29 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.
The 6,844 retirees in Livingston County could pay as much as $3,897.17 in state income taxes if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax hike amendment on Nov. 3, according to an analysis by the McLean County Times.
The 22,640 retirees in McLean County could pay as much as $4,657.07 in state income taxes if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax hike amendment on Nov. 3, according to an analysis by the McLean County Times.
Coronavirus cases among McLean County nursing home residents numbered only two as of April 21, none of whom died as a result of the virus, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
Close to 60% of the Illinois’ ventilators and nearly 30% of the state’s intensive care unit beds remain available to treat COVID-19 patients, according to hospital utilization numbers reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
The number of influenza cases in Chicago has been plummeting in recent weeks, with no flu-related intensive care unit hospitalizations reported during the week ending April 4, the Chicago Department of Public Health reports.
The number of Illinois nursing homes ranked “much below average” now numbers 175, according to a database managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Rep. Lance Yednock (D-76) refused to join the call for state Sen. Martin Sandoval to step down over photos taken at a recent fundraiser for the Chicago Democrat showed guests pointing a gun at President Trump.