The Latest Breaking News from Illinois

Judge ruling overturning his own guilty verdict in rape case an ‘abuse of power,’ AG says

Kwame Raoul petitioned the Illinois Supreme Court to order Adams County Circuit Judge Robert K. Adrian — who had let the defendant off after serving just 148 days in jail — to impose a lawful sentence of four to 15 years in prison.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 12, 2022

Fact-check: Pritzker mostly on-target in claim about Illinois leading Midwest in COVID-19 vaccinations

Pritzker spokeswoman Jordan Abudayyeh pointed out that Illinois has vaccinated more people than its neighboring states: Wisconsin, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky and Michigan. But the Midwest is bigger than just those states contiguous to Illinois

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 11, 2022

Springfield must keep its promise on infrastructure

Deferring the annual adjustment in the motor fuel tax would be repeating the mistakes of the past — exactly what the Rebuild Illinois Capital Plan was designed to avoid.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 11, 2022

Maskless March: Pritzker to lift Illinois’ indoor mask mandate for most public areas Feb. 28 — but not yet for schools

Masks won’t be required in grocery stores, restaurants and other gathering points, but they’ll still be required in hospitals, on mass transit and some other settings, including schools. The Chicago and Cook County public health departments indicated the city and suburbs would follow the state’s lead.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2022

Democratic governors lift indoor mask mandates despite CDC guidance – as it happened

Kathy Hochul announces policy will expire as of Thursday as cases decrease but will keep masks in school for now – follow the latest politics news

The Guardian - US · Feb 9, 2022

Here’s what Jason Van Dyke’s life will be like on parole in Illinois, which has some of the strictest rules in the nation

Although ex-inmates often land back in prison, one expert said "I would be surprised if Van Dyke, a white former police officer, has the same experience as the average returning resident, who is likely a lower-income, Black or Brown person reconnecting with loved ones after years locked up."

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2022

After a suicide attempt, a pile of medical bills. An Illinois writer takes on the health care business in ‘Cost of Living’

EVANSTON, Ill. — A few months after Emily Maloney tried to kill herself, she finally opened her mail. She was 19, living in Iowa City, an undergraduate at University of Iowa. She felt she never really knew how to be a person in the world. In high school, back in…

Chicago Tribune · Feb 9, 2022

No. 13 Illini fall at No. 3 Purdue

Kofi Cockburn scored 18 and Andre Curbelo 15 in the loss

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2022

Illinois coronavirus: Pritzker to announce plan to phase out mask mandate on Wednesday, sources say

While sources say the governor will wind down the mask mandate for the public at large, state officials are expected to continue waging the legal battle to keep masks on in schools, which Pritzker says present a different challenge in the fight to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 8, 2022

Four states to end school mask mandates

Governors or agencies in four states announced they would end their school mask mandates on Feb. 7

Ballotpedia · Feb 8, 2022