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Illinois quick hits: Police investigate CTA violence; Sheriff's deputy injured in shoot out after border-crossing chase
Police investigate violence on CTA After a quadruple shooting on a Blue Line train Sunday, a stabbing occurred on a Red Line train Monday. Police said the stabbing occurred following a fight between two passengers, leaving a 37-year-old man in critical condition. Police said there is a suspect in custody in the fatal shootings of four passengers on a train in Forest Park. All four victims were in the same car and appeared to be sleeping when they were shot. ...
As Illinois college enrollment numbers decline, budget deficits pop up
(The Center Square) – Republican state Sen. Chapin Rose is urging top university officials across the state to be smart in taking the steps to ensure their survival at a time when at least three institutions are facing fiscal year 2024 deficits of at least $14 million. At Northern Illinois University, school officials recently reported a $31.8 million deficit, while at Western Illinois University as many as 124 faculty and staff members were recently shown the door as part of a plan to erase a...
GreatSchools CEO explains how survey can improve schools
(The Center Square) – A nonprofit school information group has recognized 532 Illinois schools for positive, supportive learning environments. GreatSchools.org announced its Thrive Awards at a time when academic proficiency numbers remain low in the state’s public school systems. GreatSchools CEO Jon Deane said the awards were based on the state board of education’s 5Essentials survey, which looks at some of the most important characteristics of a school’s climate and...
Downstate group behind movement to break free from Cook County
(The Center Square) – Growing unrest over the policies coming out of Cook County is spurring talk among downstate counties of breaking free and forming a new state. Illinois Separation revealed that seven counties will vote on separating from Cook County and forming a new state. Spokesman Eric Ivers, a member of the Jersey County Board, said he is confident that a vast majority of residents will vote to form...
GOP-tilted websites showed where Illinois judges live despite a law that protects their privacy
An election conspiracy peddler exposed dates of birth and home addresses online for more than 6 million Illinois voters earlier this year, including dozens of state and federal judges whose places of residence are legally protected, a WBEZ investigation has found. An analysis of more than 30 websites of Lake...
Illinois quick hits: Pritzker issues disaster proclamation after storms;
Pritzker issues disaster proclamation after storms Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a Disaster Proclamation after the severe weather and flooding that affected several northern Illinois counties in July. This proclamation comes after the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security concluded extensive fieldwork to assess the damage and destruction caused by the storms in communities across Illinois. On July 13 through July 16, severe storms passed throughout the state, producing heavy rainfall, high winds, flash flooding, tornadoes, and 6.5 inches of precipitation. ...
Federal judge rules section of Illinois’ concealed carry law unconstitutional
A federal judge in Rockford ruled it unconstitutional for Illinoisans with concealed carry permits to be prohibited from carrying guns on public transportation, a decision with uncertain implications for a decade-old state law. The decision was a result of a 2022 lawsuit filed by four people who alleged the section of Illinois’ concealed carry law that bars holders of concealed carry licenses, ...
With marijuana at a new level of scrutiny, here’s what the research says
“Illinois Democrats legalized marijuana,” proclaims a new billboard in Chicago. The ad, paid for by Gov. JB Pritzker’s campaign fund, takes credit for a change that polls show is supported by about two-thirds of Americans. Chicagoan Sheila Hogan, one of 140,000 people registered in the state to use medical cannabis, believes in its powers. She uses mild gummies at bedtime to relieve ...
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