MENDOTA -Mendota Civic Center hosted its first Mother and Son dance over the weekend. Third Ward Alderman Kyle Kim said at the Monday night Mendota city council meeting that the Hawaiian Luau themed dance was a great success with around 50 boys and their mothers attending on Saturday night. The ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has developed a 12-week, paid internship program for students in technical fields who want to see regulatory work in the field. Agency Director John Kim says the Engineering, Science and Law Internship Program is open to ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Some of the groups tasked with helping ensure that Illinois gets a good turnout for the 2020 census haven’t received their state funding yet. Census advocates worry that the lag in funding could hurt the state’s showing in the 10-year count, which determines how many ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation released data showing the state’s marijuana dispensaries sold nearly $40 million worth of recreational weed in January. Illinois residents bought more than $30.6 million, while out-of-state visitor sales ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois election officials say they may have mistakenly canceled the voter registrations of 774 former inmates. The State Board of Elections on Monday blamed a “data-matching error” with the Department of Corrections. In Illinois, the voting rights of inmates convicted of ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Lawmakers questioning Illinois State Police about the DNA backlog at state crime labs say that too many cases are waiting on DNA processing. State senators worry these delays could mean potential suspects haven’t been identified. Families of homicide victims also demand ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Police executed a search warrant at House Speaker Michael Madigan state Capitol offices this week as part of an investigation into sexual misconduct, stalking and other allegations against former state Rep. Jack Franks. The Chicago Sun-Times reports ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD – Several state senators have signed a letter asking for the Automatic Voter Registration Program to be suspended. It was reported on Thursday that 4700 16-year-old’s began the voter registration process and nearly 300 people who opted out of the program had their ...Read more
PEORIA – The World Health Organization declared the new coronavirus a global health emergency, however local health leaders say the seasonal flu is far more concerning. According to OSF HealthCare, in Illinois and throughout the country, health facilities are mostly treating an ...Read more
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois man has been convicted a second time in the 2011 beating death of a 3-year-old boy. Thomas Albea’s first conviction in 2015 for the murder of X’Zavion Charleston was reversed in 2017 and remanded back to the Lake County Circuit ...Read more
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