Memorial Health Tightens Visitor Restrictions
Memorial Health is imposing some visitor restrictions at its five hospitals, including Springfield Memorial, because of a continued surge in respiratory illnesses. Hospital visits will be limited to two people per room at a time, and
Traffic Changes Coming December 5th To Monroe Street Near Capitol Complex
Get ready for a big traffic change heading into downtown Springfield. Monroe Street will be reduced to one lane of traffic between Spring and Second Street, starting December 5th. The change is necessary to accommodate ongoing
Teen Arrested Over Threats To Urbana High School
A 16-year-old female has been arrested in Chicago in connection with “terroristic threats” made against Urbana High School. Threats were made to the school by phone or email on at least four occasions earlier this month.
Guardian Appointed For Fetus Of Jail Inmate; ACLU Objects
The ACLU of Illinois is asking the state Supreme Court to intervene after a Vermilion County judge appointed a guardian for the unborn child of a jail inmate. Angel Luster-Hoskins is 38 weeks pregnant and in
Indigenous groups keep pushing for justice for victims of boarding school abuses
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — It’s been nearly half a year since Secretary Deb Haaland released the first report in the Interior Department’s investigation into the legacy and lasting trauma from Indian boarding schools. For more than a
Justice Department asks Mike Pence to sit for questioning in Jan. 6 probe
Ronda Churchill/Bloomberg/Getty Images Former Vice President Mike Pence has been contacted by the Justice Department, which is seeking to question Pence in connection with DOJ’s ongoing probe into former President Donald Trump, the Jan. 6 riot and
Workers clash with police at iPhone factory in China
Qilai Shen/In Pictures/Getty Images (HONG KONG) — Violent clashes erupted between workers and hazmat-suited police officers at China’s so-called “iPhone city,” where about half of Apple’s smartphones are assembled. Accounts on Chinese social media point to a
Farming associations work to strengthen Illinois’ food supply chains
(The Center Square) – With a goal of bolstering local food and specialty crops supply chains, three Illinois organizations have joined forces to create the From Food to Flowers: Everything Local conference. The event is the result
After Wednesday's finale, 'Andor' executive producer Tony Gilroy teases what's in store for season 2
Lucasfilm/Disney+ On Wednesday, the longest Star Wars TV series to date, Andor, wraps up on Disney+. The show, which shows the early days of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story‘s Cassian Andor and his journey to the Rebellion, was co-produced by Diego
NIH launches website for reporting at-home COVID test results
Manuel Romano/NurPhoto via Getty Images (WASHIGTON) — The National Institutes of Health has launched a website MakeMyTestCount.org which allows people to anonymously report the results of any brand of at-home COVID-19 test. The website is a collaboration