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2020-11-14 14:37
Illinois could join Maine and Nebraska in dividing up the electoral votes proportionally apart from the winner-takes-all state. The electoral college includes 20 electoral votes of Illinois… Read More
2020-11-14 01:20
An unknown person opened fire at the Saudi Embassy located in The Hague, a city in the Netherlands. A suspect has been arrested by law enforcement officials. According to AFP, an internation… Read More
2020-11-13 23:18
The Chicago Steel will start their 2020-2021 regular season on home turf against the Eastern Conference rival Muskegon Lumberjacks on Sat. Nov. 14 at 7:35 pm CT at Fox Valley Ice Arena. Init… Read More
2020-11-13 18:16
On Wednesday, November 11, 2020, around 4:43 p.m., police and firefighter/paramedics from Bensenville responded to a report of an industrial fire in a commercial building fire 1241 North Ell… Read More
2020-11-13 15:14
The hospitals in North Dakota are becoming overwhelmed with coronavirus patients. The situation has pushed the administration to permit coronavirus positive healthcare professionals to conti… Read More
2020-11-13 13:12
The Rockford Area Economic Development Council (RAEDC) announced that it would support the latest partnership between the City of Rockford, Rockford Promise, Northern Illinois University (NI… Read More
2020-11-13 02:36
Chicago-based Clayco’s real estate development and investment arm CRG has announced the launch of a new national residential development strategy. $1 billion is included in the strateg… Read More
2020-11-12 23:34
Two men have been indicted on federal firearm offenses for allegedly trafficking multiple handguns from Indiana to Chicago. The two charged men are Benjamin Cortez-Gomez and Gustavo Uriel Go… Read More
2020-11-12 20:32
The Naperville Park District’s 2020 Pumpkin Smash had a record turnout. Warm weather and the opportunity to participate in a social distance outdoor event brought out hundreds of peopl… Read More
2020-11-12 17:27
Since legalizing adult-use cannabis at the beginning of the year, Illinois has sold more than $500 million worth of product. The sales have collected about $127 million in tax revenue. In Oc… Read More
2020-11-12 14:23
The Chicago Steel will face the Muskegon Lumberjacks to open the 2020-21 regular season on Saturday, November 14 at 7:35 pm. The USHL announced some changes in the schedule on Monday. The Lu… Read More
2020-11-12 13:41
Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the prime minister of Bahrain, has died at the age of 84. He was one of the longest-serving prime ministers in the world. According to Associated Press… Read More
2020-11-12 00:21
The Board of Education of Lake Forest School District 115 received a warning letter from the Lake Forest Education Association (LFEA) about the financial dangers of keeping schools open. The… Read More
2020-11-11 05:38
Four years ago on this day, on November 10, 2016, then-President Barack Obama invited President-elect, Donald Trump to the White House. Trump hasn’t given such an invitation to Preside… Read More
2020-11-10 18:20
The City of Elgin will be honoring the nation’s veterans. In partnership with American Legion Post 57, the City of Elgin will honor the veteran’s virtually at the annual Veterans… Read More
2020-11-10 18:19
The Springfield Fire Department announced in a press release that thirty-seven (37) firefighters had been quarantined due to the coronavirus symptoms. 12 out of those 37 firefighters have be… Read More
2020-11-10 15:51
The estimated pre-sale price of Alexander Calder’s standing mobile, Triple Cross, from 1947 was $600,000-$800,000. However, the Hindman’s Post War and Contemporary Art sale in Ch… Read More
2020-11-10 04:25
Dr. Anthony Fauci indicated that some Americans could start getting vaccinated for the coronavirus infection by the end of November. Fauci talked to Wolf Blitzer, a CNN host, regarding a pot… Read More
2020-11-10 01:17
JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, welcomed the leadership shown by Joe-Biden, the newly elected president of the US, amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in Illinois. He said dur… Read More
2020-11-09 19:47
Springfield, IL – City Water, Light, and Power Energy Services Office will host a virtual workshop in the field of Smart Solutions to obtain energy efficiency at home on Wednesday, Nov… Read More
2020-11-09 16:47
Children’s Hands on Museum in Freeport, Illinois, expected substantial growth and excitement at the beginning of 2020. However, it was forced to close its door in March when it was abo… Read More
2020-11-08 13:18
10000 new coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Illinois on Friday. The COVID-19 death toll has already surpassed 10000 in the state a day before. Dr. Ngozi Ezike, the director of Illinoi… Read More
2020-11-07 19:34
Illinoisans have rejected the Fair Tax Agreement. However, an advocacy group has suggested that relief could also be provided through the expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit. Harish Pa… Read More
2020-11-07 16:37
On Wednesday, November 4, 2020, around 11:00 p.m., police and firefighter/paramedics from Arlington Heights responded to a report of an apartment fire at 2415 North Kennicott Drive in Arling… Read More
2020-11-07 05:33
The two most powerful people in Congress renewed their calls for coronavirus stimulus on Friday. An agreement on a relief deal is looking difficult at the moment. Senate Majority Leader Mitc… Read More
2020-11-07 02:33
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported on Thursday, November 5, 2020, that the state had 9,935 new confirmed COVID-19 cases. The state also suffered 97 COVID-19 related dea… Read More
2020-11-06 05:44
The Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce, Peoria Innovation Alliance, Distillery Labs, and the Greater Peoria Economic Development Council will be hosting a week-long series of civic innovation w… Read More
2020-11-06 04:22
Chicago will see significant new exhibitions opening up. Many galleries will be opening major shows that will be their final exhibitions of the year. The virtual opening of Intersect Chicago… Read More
2020-11-06 03:30
The City of Elgin is reminding prospective candidates for the city councilmember positions in the 2021 Elgin municipal election of the filing deadlines. The candidates can file the nominatin… Read More
2020-11-06 02:11
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker said it is not clear whether Illinoisans rejected or approved the progressive income tax amendment. Pritzker said during a news conference in Chicago on Tuesd… Read More
2020-11-05 23:21
Over the debate of the Fair Tax Amendment, we had written about “the shadow politics.” University of Illinois at Chicago Professor Christopher Mooney had pointed out Kenneth Grif… Read More
2020-11-05 23:09
Kim Foxx, the incumbent Democratic candidate, has fended off a challenge from Republican Pat O’Brien to become State’s Attorney of Cook County for the second time. O’Brien… Read More
2020-11-05 21:06
Kodi Smith, a University of Illinois Springfield student, has been selected as the winner of the Student Laureate Award. The Lincoln Academy of Illinois honors one student with this prestigi… Read More
2020-11-05 20:22
United States becomes the first country to officially leave the Paris climate accord Wednesday. The historic agreement was aimed to protect the planet from the worsening climate crisis. Howe… Read More
2020-11-05 12:25
President Donald Trump had claimed at campaign rallies that the COVID-19 pandemic would vanish on November 4. However, the White House coronavirus task force is giving dire warnings in weekl… Read More
2020-11-05 02:07
The counting still goes on. Illinoisans cast votes in massive numbers through polls and mail-in balloting. They voted for two referendums as well including the Fair Tax Amendments and the pe… Read More
2020-11-05 01:27
Arlington Heights Public Works Forestry Department Special Operations for Christmas Tree or Holiday Tree at North School Park. On Tuesday morning, November 3, 2020, a special project was ass… Read More
2020-11-05 00:02
The government of Slovakia, a central European country, grabbed a phenomenal honor after conducting the coronavirus tests of its 70 population in two days.
There are several plans in place i… Read More
2020-11-04 21:04
A Hoffman Estates male was shot in the face on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The homicide investigators of police announced in less than one week that they suspected a teen of being involved in… Read More
2020-11-04 18:56
The residents of the City of Elgin will get an opportunity to compost their pumpkins with a collection event on November 7, 2020. The event will take place from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm in the pa… Read More
2020-11-04 18:20
Americans are heading to the voting booths on Election Day as the country’s seven-day average of daily new coronavirus cases continues to set new records. As of Sunday, the average sto… Read More
2020-11-04 16:54
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Hospital released the results of a survey conducted in May – July 2020, in which Chicago parents participated. The results revealed that 3 out of 5 Chicago pa… Read More
2020-11-04 13:49
Paris: The pressure is increasing with every attack, the Muslim community in France is feeling huge pressure after three attacks in the last five weeks.
According to the report of Associated… Read More
2020-11-03 01:16
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has harmed the administration of the 2020 election by continuing to break the democratic norms on judicial nominations. McConnell boasts proudly of fil… Read More
2020-11-01 18:36
For the inaugural edition of Intersect Chicago, Intersect Art and Design have announced over 100 exhibitions. Intersect Chicago is a virtual art fair replacing SOFA Chicago for the 2020 edit… Read More
2020-10-30 21:38
28-year-old Joseph L. Hughes, aka “Joe King” of St. Louis, Missouri, has pleaded guilty to enticement of a minor and two counts of traveling to engage in illicit sexual conduct w… Read More
2020-10-30 18:40
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had charged 14200 defendants in Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. The number of charged people hit a five-year high in the Southern District of Illinoi… Read More
2020-10-29 04:53
A Bangladeshi court has sentenced 5 people who were convicted on the charges of raping a 15-year-old girl in 2012. According to the report of Dawn, a special court developed to deal with the… Read More
2020-10-29 00:45
Food Allergy Research & Education has launched the Starting Eating Early Diet (SEED) study today. FARE is known as the largest funder of food allergy research. The non-governmental organ… Read More
2020-10-28 19:43
Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Norman R. Smith will be leading the efforts of his Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the up… Read More
2020-10-27 02:47
According to findings from a recent clinical trial published in The Lancet, a first of its kind drug called vosoritide may increase bone growth in children with achondroplasia, which is the… Read More
2020-10-26 03:49
A man is facing a federal criminal charge for allegedly using an explosive device to damage a suburban Chicago restaurant. 24-year old Diego Vargas is arrested by the authorities. According… Read More
2020-10-25 01:51
Tom McNamara, the mayor of Rockford, is holding a stance to urge JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, to ease dining restrictions for restaurants and bars. Pritzker has ordered to push Reg… Read More
2020-10-23 23:58
Michael M. Rapa, a 67-year-old Fairview Heights man, has been charged with three counts of possessing child pornography. According to the indictment documents, Rapa has been facing two count… Read More
2020-10-22 04:03
Robert Brockman, the CEO of Reynolds & Reynolds, has been facing the allegations of hiding $2 billion income from tax authorities over two decades. He allegedly used a network of offshor… Read More
2020-10-22 03:00
The US Bureau of Statistics provided preliminary data to the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES). The data has been released by the IDES today. According to the data, the unemp… Read More
2020-10-21 02:06
There is no other precious gift than gifting your blood to save the life of someone else. According to the recent stats, someone needs blood in the United States of America every two seconds… Read More
2020-10-20 03:17
A video series was shot at the University of Illinois Springfield’s Child Protection Training Academy. The series is serving as a national simulation training model for preparing child… Read More
2020-10-19 20:19
A group is preparing to declare its independence from Illinois. They said the residents are growing frustrated because they feel they aren’t being properly represented at the Illinois… Read More
2020-10-19 04:24
Joliet Area’s Zonta Club is hosting LUNAFEST, a virtual film festival highlighting women as leaders in society. On Thursday, Oct.20, via the JJC Youtube Channel and Zonta Facebook page… Read More
2020-10-19 02:22
The city of Naperville has organized two programs to dispose of leaves this season. The leaves change color and fall. The programs are the popular bulk curbside leaf collection program and t… Read More
2020-10-18 23:20
Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s COVID-19 mitigation efforts are challenged by attorneys in court. Now, one of those attorneys is also challenging the governor’s claims that business prohibi… Read More
2020-10-18 04:40
To provide a new way to travel between Bucktown and Lincoln Park, developer Sterling Bay has released plans for a $35 million bridge. They will also be extending the 606 trail across the Chi… Read More
2020-10-18 03:35
The US Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Illinois is serving the communities of the Central District of Illinois. The Central District of Illinois encompasses 46 counties… Read More
2020-10-18 02:37
Optima, Inc. has said that it has started construction on Optima Lakeview. The construction is a seven-story transit-oriented development (TOD) of 198 apartments with street-level reta… Read More
2020-10-17 10:38
Clean Energy Jobs Act CEJA’s support is growing as a new poll of key Chicago borders’ areas and the suburbs showed overwhelming support. The latest version of the bill is strengt… Read More
2020-10-17 10:26
Kamala Harris, the Democratic candidate for vice-president, has halted her campaign travel until Monday as two members of her staff have been tested positive for the coronavirus. An official… Read More
2020-10-17 01:49
A woman who falsely claimed to suffer from breast cancer and genetic disorders to defraud nonprofits has pleaded guilty. 35-year-old Sarah A. Delashmit, of Highland, Illinois, appeared in fe… Read More
2020-10-17 01:42
COVID-19 cases are rising in Illinois as the Illinois Department of Public Health announced a record one-day high of 4,554 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 Friday. The state’s testing… Read More
2020-10-17 00:46
Donald J. Trump, the president of the United States of America, has returned to the campaign trail less than two weeks after testing positive for the coronavirus. He said to thousands of his… Read More
2020-10-16 17:51
A large prisoner exchange resulted in the release of two US hostages held by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The US officials said that the rebels freed Sandra Loli, a humanitarian worker, and Mikae… Read More
2020-10-13 00:55
Heath D. Shelton, a 36-year-old Smithton man, has pleaded guilty to a single count of making a false statement to receive federal disability compensation under the Federal Employees’ C… Read More
2020-10-12 22:51
The centralized location of Chicago is continuously providing it an edge to grow its industrial market. The superior railway and highway access are also playing a crucial role in this regard… Read More
2020-10-12 19:49
Christopher Thompson, a 29-year-old Kentucky man, has been charged with mail and wire fraud. He is the former assistant director of the Massac County Emergency Management Agency. An East St… Read More
2020-10-12 15:46
Aurora Downtown is presenting the Sugar Skull City event from October 15 to November 15. The event will coincide with the Mexican cultural tradition, Day of the Dead. According to the event… Read More
2020-10-12 13:42
Former office manager of a Champaign, Ill., contractor supply company has been indicted by a grand jury on charges that she allegedly embezzled more than $600,000 from her employer over five… Read More
2020-10-10 18:36
Krikor Topouzian, a 60-year-old Winnetka man, has been charged with one count of violating the Defense Protection Act of 1950. According to the court document, Topouzian was allegedly involv… Read More
2020-10-10 12:33
Les Miles, the head football coach of the University of Kansas (KU), has been tested positive for COVID-19. The Jayhawks athletic department confirmed on Thursday that Miles has been diagnos… Read More
2020-10-09 12:29
2020 remained a long year for the US citizens due to the coronavirus pandemic, wildfires, murder hornets, and now the presidential election. A study conducted by the American Psychological A… Read More
2020-10-09 00:02
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) conducts an annual survey under its Digital Health Most Wired program. The CHIME announced that the Ann & Robert H. Lu… Read More
2020-10-08 19:59
Halloween Nights Lights is a completely different event introduced by Naperville Park District this year. There will be a lot of family-friendly and surprising events in it. Woody Buick GMC… Read More
2020-10-08 14:58
An Indiana man is facing the law as he is charged with a federal firearm offense for allegedly illegally selling dozens of handguns and assault rifles in the Chicago area. 55-year old Wayne… Read More
2020-10-08 04:34
The second phase of a 47-story tower at Michigan and Wacker has acquired a building permit of $28 million from Chicago. According to the building permit, the developers will work on the deve… Read More
2020-10-08 02:31
It is a unique first year of teaching for new teachers in Illinois. The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced a partnership with the Illinois Education Association (IEA) and the… Read More
2020-10-07 21:30
Kinzie Builders said that it had topped off a $20 million rental community project in the Chicago suburb of Mount Prospect. The project, 10 North Main, is expected to be completed in January… Read More
2020-10-07 17:27
An event was organized at Crafts Technology to kick off October’s National Manufacturing Month in Illinois. The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) joined t… Read More
2020-10-07 14:26
Gregory Emmett Paloian, a 66-year-old Chicago-area man, has been charged with one count of conducting an illegal sports gambling business. According to the court documents, Paloian was alleg… Read More
2020-09-24 01:17
After spending nine years at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Sunjay Kaushal, MD, Ph.D., will return to Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago on Novemb… Read More
2020-09-23 21:14
The Schaumburg Police Department has initiated an investigation of an alleged Criminal Sexual Abuse and Battery. On August 21, 2020, an investigation was launched by the Schaumburg Police De… Read More
2020-09-23 16:12
Representative Jay Hoffman, D-Swansea, urged small businesses to apply for additional funding under the Business Interruption Grant (BIG) program. The program aims to provide the necessary f… Read More
2020-09-23 12:09
Centerstone is celebrating September as National Recovery Month. National Recovery Month is recognized by Centerstone as a time to spread more awareness about substance use disorders (SUDs)… Read More
2020-09-22 19:35
The John Hopkins University released a report on Tuesday related to the coronavirus-related deaths in the US. The report stated that the US surpassed 200,000 COVID-19 deaths. The deaths link… Read More
2020-09-21 22:32
Mitch McConnell, the Senate Majority Leader, vowed the voting in Senate for the replacement of Ruth Bader Ginsberg on the Supreme Court. The voting will be for the replacement of Ginsberg wi… Read More
2020-09-20 17:04
CBS 2’s Steven Graves reports that a total of nine people were wounded between the shootings at 68th Street and Claremont Avenue and at 122nd and May streets. On Saturday, September 19… Read More
2020-09-18 00:02
On September 16, at 9:33 p.m., members of the Springfield Police Street Crimes Unit had noticed that a vehicle driver was driving harshly. The officers had intended to conduct a traffic stop… Read More
2020-09-17 18:59
Bars have opened in Will and Kankakee counties. Restaurants have opened for indoor dining as well. Illinois Governor and the Illinois Department of Public Health has announced that in the Re… Read More
2020-09-16 20:46
Ground has been broken by Chicago-based developer Sterling Bay on a 47-story tower at 300 N. Michigan Av., between the City’s Riverwalk and Millennium Park. The tower will be a 523-foo… Read More
2020-09-16 15:42
Bar Refaeli, a 35-year-old Israeli supermodel, has been sentenced to 9-month community services for tax evasion on Sunday. Her mother has been sentenced to 16 months in prison in the same ca… Read More
2020-09-16 14:34
You Be My Ally, a public art commission, is going to be hosted by the University of Chicago on October 5 on the campus of the university. Jenny Holzer, a UChicago Alumna, and many other worl… Read More
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