Meisel & Hundsdorfer: Secretary of State helps launch first-of-its-kind state ID program for inmates exiting Cook County Jail
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart says pilot program is 15 years in the making By HANNAH MEISEL & BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – Certain detainees leaving Cook County jail will now be given a
Illinois will soon allow construction of new nuclear power projects
(The Center Square) – A new law puts an end to a statewide moratorium on new nuclear power plants from the 1980s, officially bringing the prospect of new nuclear power plants back to the Land of Lincoln.
Breast cancer vaccine now in early clinical trials: What to know
Elijah Nouvelage/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new vaccine being studied in early clinical trials may hold the potential to help some women with breast cancer, a disease that affects one in every eight women
David Hyde Pierce explains why he didn't join the “great” 'Frasier 'reboot
NBCU Photo Bank While he will forever be remembered for playing Niles Crane, Frasier Crane’s persnickety psychiatrist brother on Frasier — which earned him four Emmy Awards — David Hyde Pierce was one of the original show’s
Illinois’ gun ban registry rules in federal court Tuesday
(The Center Square) – After an Illinois legislative panel reviews newly revised gun ban registry rules Tuesday morning, the registry deadline will be the subject of a federal court hearing later in the day. Illinoisans with firearms
Special counsel asks Supreme Court to rule on Trump's immunity in Jan. 6 case
joe daniel price/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has asked the Supreme Court to step in and decide the issue of presidential immunity regarding former President Donald Trump’s federal election interference charges. Smith is
Illinois quick hits: Illinois 3rd highest in police settlements; deer harvest numbers in
Illinois 3rd highest in police settlements At more than $330 million in police settlements since 2009, Illinois had the third-highest amount in the country. New data analyzed by pre-settlement legal funding company High Rise Financial placed Illinois
Geminid meteor shower expected to light up US skies this week
Jiang Feibo/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — With mostly clear to partly cloudy skies expected over much of the United States, this year’s Geminid meteor shower is forecast to offer one of the best
Congress faces a substantial to-do list as the year-end nears
Rudy Sulgan/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Members of Congress are scrambling to complete a packed to-do list to cap off a hectic year on Capitol Hill. Republicans and Democrats in Congress are continuing negotiations on a massive foreign
“He was happy”: Jennifer Aniston says she texted with Matthew Perry on the day of his death
David Hume Kennerly/Getty Images In a chat with Variety alongside her co-star and co-executive producer of The Morning Show, Reese Witherspoon, Jennifer Aniston opened up about the recent loss of her former Friends co-star Matthew Perry. In