WASHINGTON (AP) — On the day after, the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol by President Donald Trump’s supporters raised painful new questions across government. Discussions are underway about Trump’s fitness to remain in office for two more weeks, the ability of the police to
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OTTAWA – The LaSalle County Health Department, in coordination with the LaSalle County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and the LaSalle County Sheriff’s Office received and delivered their second shipment of Pfizer vaccine to all three hospitals in the county on Wednesday. Hospitals
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois public health officials say the number of COVID-19 cases has topped one million. Public Health Department officials announced the milestone Thursday as they reported 8,757 additional residents have contracted the coronavirus, including 177 confirmed deaths,
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SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Sue Rezin (R-Morris) has officially been chosen to serve on Leader-Designate Dan McConchie’s (R-Hawthorn Woods) Senate Republican Leadership Team as Deputy Leader. “I am both honored and grateful to be given this new role within the Illinois
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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago authorities say a 6-year-old boy died in a fire in a home on the city’s South Side where he and his four siblings were left alone. They say Ron Johnson was found in a second floor bunkbed where Wednesday night’s fire apparently began. The boy who had burns
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WASHINGTON – Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois has called for the removal of the President using a clause in the 25th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. In a video released Thursday, he said that Trump enflamed passions that gave fuel to the insurrection seen when protestors
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SPRINGFIELD – Parts of the state of Illinois could be one step closer to allowing some indoor dining and other events after Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Wednesday that the regions who meet the metrics of COVID-19 control set by the Illinois Department of Public Health could leave Tier
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PRINCETON – The Princeton City Council has authorized drafting a new ordinance that will allow poultry in residential neighborhoods. The wording has not been finalized, but will included specifics as to the number and types of birds that will be allowed according to Princeton Mayor Joel
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By SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Freshman U.S. Rep. Mary Miller of Illinois has drawn swift criticism from Republicans for quoting Adolf Hitler in a speech outside the Capitol. Miller, who was elected in November to replace Republican John Shimkus, spoke Tuesday, a day before
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By AMY FORLITI and MICHAEL TARM Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Activists for racial justice are demanding new laws after a Wisconsin prosecutor decided not to bring charges against the officer who shot Jacob Blake. They say it’ll take systemic changes before police are truly held
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