Cook County Plans To Resume Jury Trials In February, But Will Jurors Show Up?
Thousands have been waiting in limbo because of the pandemic, but employees are scared that resuming trials could put them in danger.
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¿Una megatienda o 120 pequeños comerciantes? ¿Cuál es la mejor alternativa para un vecindario?
Los vendedores temen que el plan de reurbanización los va a eliminar. Pero el concejal dice que hay lugar para todos en el Discount Mall de La Villita: “Target no va a vender un vestido de quinceañera”.
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Fast-Spreading COVID-19 Variant Found In Chicago
The variant, which was first discovered in the U.K., was found in a person who had traveled overseas. The news comes as Gov. JB Pritzker rolls back restrictions in some areas of the state.
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Illinois Gov. Pritzker Activates National Guard To Protect The State Capitol Ahead Of Inauguration
The governor says he’ll activate 250 soldiers to protect the Springfield Capitol from the potential for armed violence ahead of Wednesday’s presidential inauguration.
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Tumultuous First Week Of In-Person Classes For CPS Raises Questions About What Lies Ahead
While some families were relieved to be back, opposition continues as the first COVID-19 cases crop up in reopened schools.
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Rural Doctors Are Using Influence To Get Their Patients To Take The COVID-19 Vaccine
Even when controlling for politics, research shows rural residents are less likely to want a vaccine than urban and suburban dwellers.
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National Activist Lends Support To Police Abolition Push At Northwestern
At a Martin Luther King Day event, Mariame Kaba, known for her work on prison abolition, said students are “taking up King’s struggle.”
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Michael Madigan, A Speaker For The Ages, Ends His Historic Hold On Illinois Politics
“Everywhere in life, everywhere in the world, there has to be bosses.” From the garbage truck to the king of patronage, the legacy of Michael Madigan.
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Illinois Lawmakers Pass ‘Transformational’ Criminal Justice Legislation In 11th Hour Of Lame Duck Session
The legislation, opposed by law enforcement groups, is in response to protests this summer over police violence.
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Rep. Chris Welch Becomes Illinois’ First Black House Speaker
Welch replaces Michael J. Madigan as House Speaker, ending Madigan’s decades-long grip on power.
