August 7, 2020 Kanye West misses the ballot in his home state of Illinois Kanye West’s campaign has fallen short of meeting the minimum number of valid signatures needed to make the ballot in Illinois, local news outlet WTTW first reported Friday evening.
August 7, 2020 Illinois district includes students of color in groups with first chance at in-person learning: report A suburban Chicago school district has said students of color will get the first chance to return for in-person learning when schools reopen, citing "a pandemic" of "inequity and racism, and classism" that preceded COVID-19.
August 5, 2020 Ari Fleischer warns states risk 'bitter acrimony' in November with new balloting procedures A dozen states that are overhauling their balloting and voting procedures for the 2020 election should reconsider doing so, former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer argued Wednesday.
August 5, 2020 Illinois lawmaker calls for Dem governor Pritzker to be held in contempt over coronavirus measures
August 5, 2020 Chicago public schools will not reopen this fall; lessons will be held remotely Chicago public schools announced on Wednesday that children will not be returning to the classroom in the fall and will instead begin remote learning in early September.Â
August 5, 2020 Chicago cop shot while responding to domestic violence call; suspect in custody A Chicago police officer was shot in the leg while responding to a domestic violence call on the city’s West Side early Wednesday, becoming the city’s fourth officer hit by gunfire in the past week, authorities said.
August 4, 2020 Chicago violence: 3 shot, 1 fatally in violence on fashionable street A shooting on one of Chicago's most fashionable streets Tuesday left one person dead and two others injured, according to authorities.
August 3, 2020 Illinois lawmaker explains push to scrap history classes from curriculum: 'It's not a perfect accounting' History classes should be removed from the Illinois school curriculum and replaced with civics classes until textbooks can provide a more "accurate" picture of minorities' contributions, Illinois Rep. La Shawn Ford, D-Chicago, told "The Story" Monday.
August 3, 2020 Number of Chicago shooting victims under 10 years old triples from last year Chicago saw a dramatic rise in gun violence with regard to children in 2020, as statistics showed the number of shooting victims under the age of 10 has tripled since last year.Â
August 3, 2020 Chicago weekend shootings leave 9 dead, 25 wounded, including boy who 'was unintended target' A series of shootings over the weekend in Chicago has left nine people dead and 25 wounded, closing out a violent July in which murders there more than doubled compared to the same month last year, reports say.