Ingram out as Teachers' Retirement System director Ingram out as Teachers' Retirement System director Thursday, August 6, 2020 Richard Ingram, the long-serving executive director of the Illinois Teachers' Retirement System, resigned his position this week after being placed on administrative leave.
State announces another 1,953 COVID-19 cases, driving positivity rate back to 4% State announces another 1,953 COVID-19 cases, driving positivity rate back to 4% Thursday, August 6, 2020 The rolling, seven-day average positivity rate for COVID-19 tests in Illinois ticked back up to 4 percent Thursday as the state announced another 1,953 new confirmed cases of the virus.
State, sheriffs remain at odds on prisoner transfers State, sheriffs remain at odds on prisoner transfers Thursday, August 6, 2020 After a Logan County judge ruled Monday that the Illinois Department of Corrections must accept transfers from county jails, the state filed court documents aiming to reverse the temporary... Read more
Equity in Illinois higher education: ‘We are failing our African American students.’ Equity in Illinois higher education: ‘We are failing our African American students.’ Wednesday, August 5, 2020 The Illinois Board of Higher Education is preparing a strategic plan to make higher education in the state more equitable, which will be released for public scrutiny sometime between late December... Read more
Clean Jobs Coalition pushing for utility ethics mandates Clean Jobs Coalition pushing for utility ethics mandates Wednesday, August 5, 2020 A coalition of environmental, business and faith groups is calling for legislation that would make the ethics reform measures recently imposed on utility giant Commonwealth Edison apply to all... Read more
State unemployment fraud cases top 120K, driven by nationwide exploitation of new federal program State unemployment fraud cases top 120K, driven by nationwide exploitation of new federal program Wednesday, August 5, 2020 The state has identified more than 120,000 instances of fraud in its unemployment system since March, approximately 107,000 of which targeted the federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program... Read more
State investing $40M in Cairo river port State investing $40M in Cairo river port Tuesday, August 4, 2020 The state of Illinois is about to invest $40 million into developing an inland river port that officials hope will produce thousands of new jobs and turn the small town of Cairo into a major... Read more
Pritzker: Virus is worse in southern Illinois than Chicago Pritzker: Virus is worse in southern Illinois than Chicago Tuesday, August 4, 2020 The novel coronavirus is worse in southern Illinois than it is in the Chicago area, and college parties thrown by returning students risk exacerbating the spread of COVID-19, Gov. JB Pritzker said... Read more