'A watershed moment': Illinois becomes first state to mandate Asian American history in public schools
CHICAGO — On the heels of a year that saw hate crimes against Asian Americans dramatically increase amid the COVID-19 pandemic, ...
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Fake post puts 'terrified' Illinois woman on escort-service website tied to prostitution
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1,000 homes evacuated after pounds of lithium batteries explode in old Illinois paper mill
A raging industrial fire at an old paper mill in Illinois has prompted at least 1,000 home evacuations as toxic fumes spew into the air. For the ...
Illinois summer camp didn't require masks indoors. Over 80 teens, staff got COVID-19
More than 80 teens and adult staff have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a summer camp in central Illinois ...
Nevada, Illinois introduce lottos to incentivize vaccinations: Latest COVID-19 updates
Rates of COVID-19 vaccinations are continuing to slow across the United States, data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Indiana's strongest earthquake in more than a decade sends ripples into Illinois, Michigan
The earthquake struck near Montezuma, about 65 miles west of Indianapolis.The largest quake in state history occurred in 1909, ...
A massive fire destroyed a chemical plant in Rockton, Illinois. It could burn for days, officials say.
ROCKTON, Ill. – A massive chemical fire that darkened skies with plumes of black smoke over parts of northern Illinois could ...
Massive chemical explosion caused a fire that could last for days in Rockton, Illinois
A massive chemical explosion at Chemtool has caused a fire that led to families evacuating their homes in Rockton, ...
Illinois to become first state to ban police officers from lying to minors during interrogations
Illinois could soon become the first state to ban police from lying to minors during interrogations, a tactic advocates ...
'We cannot wait': Latino groups in Illinois call for DOJ probe into police shooting of Adam Toledo
A group of Latino lawyers on Tuesday called for the Department of Justice to investigate the fatal shooting of Adam ...
