Study: Illinois students still struggle with post-pandemic learning loss

August 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Study: Illinois students still struggle with post-pandemic learning loss

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – As the flow of billions of dollars in federal pandemic-related aid is about to end, many…

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Sonya Massey, mother called 911 multiple times in days before her death to report mental health crises

July 31, 2024 / Comments Off on Sonya Massey, mother called 911 multiple times in days before her death to report mental health crises

By BETH HUNDSDORFER  Capitol News Illinois [email protected]  The day before she was shot by a Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy, Sonya Massey’s mother called 911 and…

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Under new law, Illinois employers can’t force workers to sit through anti-union meetings

July 31, 2024 / Comments Off on Under new law, Illinois employers can’t force workers to sit through anti-union meetings

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] ROSEMONT – Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed legislation aimed at curtailing the practice of “captive audience” meetings…

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In the wake of Sonya Massey’s death, advocates want the state to act

July 31, 2024 / Comments Off on In the wake of Sonya Massey’s death, advocates want the state to act

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Calls of “Justice for Sonya” rang through the sanctuary of a church on Chicago’s West Side…

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Study: Illinois students still struggle with post-pandemic learning loss

July 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Study: Illinois students still struggle with post-pandemic learning loss

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – As the flow of billions of dollars in federal pandemic-related aid is about to end, many…

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Pritzker signs birth equity initiative into law, celebrates Medicaid expansion

July 29, 2024 / Comments Off on Pritzker signs birth equity initiative into law, celebrates Medicaid expansion

By DILPREET RAJU & JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Gov. JB Pritzker signed a law Monday that expands insurance coverage during and after pregnancy…

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Grayson’s behavior in Logan County led superior to ask, ‘How are you still employed with us?’

July 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Grayson’s behavior in Logan County led superior to ask, ‘How are you still employed with us?’

By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Before former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson was accused of shooting Sonya Massey after she called police…

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Grayson’s behavior in Logan County led superior to ask, ‘How are you still employed with us?’

July 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Grayson’s behavior in Logan County led superior to ask, ‘How are you still employed with us?’

By BETH HUNDSDORFERCapitol News [email protected] Before former Sangamon County Sheriff’s deputy Sean Grayson was accused of shooting Sonya Massey after she called police to investigate…

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Most Illinois jails restrain people in chairs. This county ‘violently shocked’ them, too.

July 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Most Illinois jails restrain people in chairs. This county ‘violently shocked’ them, too.

by GRACE HAUCK ILLINOIS ANSWERS PROJECT Warning: The following article includes mentions of self-harm. This is the second in a series of stories. Read the…

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Quantum business park coming to Chicago, backed by $700M from state of Illinois

July 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Quantum business park coming to Chicago, backed by $700M from state of Illinois

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – A California-based quantum computing company wants to build one of the largest quantum computers in the…

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