As schools across the state consider plans for returning to full-time, in-person instruction, one hotly debated topic both in Illinois and across the nation is whether or not vaccinations should be mandatory for students.
Brian Mullins, president of the Illinois Black Contractors Association, wants local residents in the Southland of Chicago to be more aware of and involved in their local politics because not paying attention can have serious consequences.
A reported hack that affected the entire outward-facing communications for Chicago's Township High School District 211 recently left parents concerned after receiving offensive messages that appeared to come from the school.
In the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, schools across the country had to scramble to find distance-learning solutions, and many have added programs such as Zoom, Google Classroom and Acellus Learning Accelerator to their toolboxes.
State Rep. Amy Grant is calling on the state to preserve fair and free elections, expressing her concern that a collection of laws passed by the General Assembly in May lacks basic safeguards even as the state has yet to fully address errors in the registration system.
State Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) praised the bipartisan cooperation that made passage of legislation that uses $250 million federal funds into the Illinois health care industry.
In what may be the first COVID-19 wrongful death suit brought in the state, the family of a deceased Walmart employee is suing the company, alleging management ignored an outbreak among employees.
With many businesses and even government agencies closed or limiting contact with the public, one suburb of Chicago had a short period when even the police department had to close after a staff member in the Blue Island Police Department tested positive for COVID-19.