July 1, 2021 Kinzinger bucks McCarthy over Jan. 6 commission warning: 'Who gives a s---?' Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., brushed off the possibility that he could lose his committee assignments if he joins Democrats' Jan. 6 investigation.
June 29, 2021 Illinois gov encourages residents to carry masks amid Delta variant spread Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said he is encouraging all residents regardless of vaccination status to leave home with a mask citing concern over the rapid spread of the Delta variant.
June 29, 2021 Illinois teacher sues school district, claims 'equity' push violates US Constitution A drama teacher in Illinois is fighting back against what her attorneys say is highly racial content that stereotypes White people and violates the U.S. Constitution.
June 29, 2021 Nearly 100 COVID-19 cases linked to Illinois summer camp, officials say Nearly 100 cases of coronavirus have been linked to a camp in Illinois where indoor masking was not required and vaccination status was not checked, officials said Monday, adding that one unvaccinated young adult required hospitalization.
June 24, 2021 Education secretary refuses to say how many genders there are in testy exchange with GOP congresswoman During a House Education and Labor Committee hearing on the priorities of the Department of Education, Rep. Mary Miller, R-Ill., asked Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about an educational material disseminated to students and their families entitled “Confronting Anti-LGBTQI+ Harassment in Schools.”
June 24, 2021 Illinois trio charged with beating, strangling police officer over traffic stop Two women and a man in Illinois’ second largest city outside Chicago are facing felony charges after allegedly beating and strangling a police officer who pulled them over for a traffic stop.
June 23, 2021 National weather forecast: Severe weather, rainfall to impact Southeast, Midwest A front that now extends from the Southeast westward to the Plains will see little movement between Wednesday and Friday.
June 23, 2021 Chicago mom who was beaten, shot in weekend road-rage ambush dies days after boyfriend A Chicago woman died Tuesday after being beaten and shot in the neck by a group of suspects following a minor traffic crash on Saturday night, according to reports.
June 22, 2021 Chicago police scour homeless camps for man who stabbed Maryland graduate student in brazen daylight attack Chicago police continue to hunt for the homeless suspect who fatally stabbed a 31-year-old woman since identified as a doctoral student studying criminal justice at the University of Maryland during a brazen daylight attack over the weekend that happened not far from the city’s financial district.
June 22, 2021 Leo Terrell: 'Al Capone's got nothing on Lori Lightfoot' as gang violence overwhelms Chicago Leo Terrell compared Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to Al Capone, telling “Hannity” it is obvious to him that the mayor “cut a deal” with the Windy City's violent element.