Judge vacates nationwide eviction moratorium, doesn’t impact Illinois Judge vacates nationwide eviction moratorium, doesn’t impact Illinois Thursday, May 6, 2021 A federal judge invalidated a nationwide eviction moratorium on Wednesday but the decision will not impact the moratorium on rental evictions in Illinois, according to housing attorneys.
Secretary of state calls for new Martin Luther King statue on Capitol grounds Secretary of state calls for new Martin Luther King statue on Capitol grounds Tuesday, May 4, 2021 Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White on Tuesday said it’s time for the state to construct a new statue commemorating Martin Luther King Jr., as the current statue’s rendering “does not properly reflect Dr. King,” White said in a news release.
Report into LaSalle home deaths raises questions about criminal probe Report into LaSalle home deaths raises questions about criminal probe Monday, May 3, 2021 Some Republicans in the General Assembly, including House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, are calling for a criminal investigation into the COVID-19 related deaths at the state-run LaSalle... Read more
Watchdog report documents widespread failures at LaSalle Veterans' Home Watchdog report documents widespread failures at LaSalle Veterans' Home Friday, April 30, 2021 A state watchdog report into the deadly COVID-19 outbreak at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home found multiple failures that contributed to 36 veterans deaths, stemming primarily from the... Read more
Ethics commission finds ex-Exelon lobbyist sexually harassed colleague Ethics commission finds ex-Exelon lobbyist sexually harassed colleague Thursday, April 29, 2021 A state ethics commission has found a former Exelon lobbyist sexually harassed one of his female colleagues on two separate occasions in Springfield, in violation of the Lobbyist Registration Act. Read more
Judge finds firearm ownership card law invalid – as applied to one Illinois woman Judge finds firearm ownership card law invalid – as applied to one Illinois woman Thursday, April 29, 2021 For the second time, a county judge in southern Illinois has ruled the state’s Firearm Owner Identification Card law unconstitutional, as applied to one state resident, Vivian Brown. Read more
Trial date set for state senator charged with embezzlement Trial date set for state senator charged with embezzlement Tuesday, April 27, 2021 State Sen. Tom Cullerton, who was indicted in 2019 on charges of embezzlement, is set to go to trial in February next year, a federal judge said on Tuesday. Read more
New state program aims for ‘one-on-one connections’ in communities to combat COVID-19 New state program aims for ‘one-on-one connections’ in communities to combat COVID-19 Monday, April 26, 2021 Gov. JB Pritzker announced a new state program Monday that aims to increase vaccine access in low-income, vulnerable communities and to connect residents of those communities to COVID-19... Read more