On April 10, 2025, the Cook County Board of Commissioners approved further revisions to the Commission on Human Rights’ regulations implementing the county’s paid leave ordinance. Many private employers will welcome these clarifications. No Accrual of Paid …
Federal spending cuts have put some Metro East infrastructure projects in a state of uncertainty, including plans to address sewage spilling out of city pipes in Cahokia Heights. The Republican-controlled Congress eliminated all local project funding from …
A Ridgeview School District bus driver in McLean County, Illinois, is facing charges for allegedly grabbing an 11-year-old student and leaving red marks on the back of his neck and arms, reported 25 News. The bus driver, identified as 64-year-old Joseph C. …
Nineteen inmates sue Illinois prisons—not for money, but for mental health reform. CHICAGO - Nineteen Illinois inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the state’s prison system substitutes punishment for treatment when it comes to mental health. …
SPRINGFIELD — Charles "Chuck" Hartke, a hog farmer from Teutopolis who served in the Illinois House and later as the state's agriculture director, died on Sunday. He was 80 years old. A self-described "farm boy," Hartke always had …
KANE COUNTY - A traffic stop in Kaneville Township last month led to the arrest of a DeKalb man and the recovery of a firearm and cannabis, authorities said. What we know: According to the Kane County Sheriff's Office, deputies conducted a traffic stop …
The Trump administration’s move to terminate the legal immigration status of hundreds of international students is leaving Illinois educators scrambling to find ways to help. But they don’t know which of their students might be targeted next and how to …
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (KFVS) - Illinois launched a statewide effort to develop a strategy to boost student learning in math. The strategy starts with a statewide needs assessment survey, which is open from April 16-30. Teachers, administrators, instructional …
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