Illinois tourism had another record year, before pandemic
Illinois set another record for tourism before the coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down normal life around the world, state officials said.
Illinois set another record for tourism before the coronavirus pandemic essentially shut down normal life around the world, state officials said.
Six people were arrested outside the home of Chicago’s mayor, where protesting has been limited through enforcement of an ordinance barring protests in residential areas, authorities said.
A low census response rate in southern Illinois is putting millions of federal dollars for infrastructure improvements, education and social service programs at risk.
Rising indicators of the potentially deadly coronovirus have forced Illinois public health officials to place nearly one-fifth of the state’s counties on “warning level” status for the disease.
A central Indiana school has launched an investigation after a photo posted to social media appeared to show students forming the shape of swastika on the gymnasium floor, school officials said.
The size of private gatherings in Bloomington is now limited to 15 people under an emergency executive order by Mayor John Hamilton that took effect immediately Friday.
Purdue University suspended 36 students Thursday for attending a party on the same day that President Mitch Daniels made it a violation to host or attend a party not following social distancing and mask guidelines.
Federal prosecutors have charged a former Cook County commissioner with conspiracy to commit extortion and filing a false income tax return.
A special prosecutor appointed to oversee the investigation into a man’s fatal shooting by a police officer announced that she’s requested that a grand jury be impaneled to handle the final stage of that investigation.
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot adamantly defended a beefed-up police presence outside her home, saying extra officers were necessary to protect her and her family.