New IDPH executive order allows schools to carry inhalers for all students across state
Thanks to an executive order from the Illinois Department of Public Health, schools in Illinois are now able to carry inhalers for all students. The order allows all trained school workers to treat any student suffering an
Upcoming winter storm to impact travel and safety of Illinois residents later this week
The winter storm hitting Illinois will impact travel. The Illinois Department of Transportation says the severe weather will create slick conditions, reduced visibility, and slower travel across much of the state. IDOT has more than 1800 trucks
Hancock: U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block assault weapons ban as full legal challenges progress
Pritzker says he still believes law is constitutional By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The U.S. Supreme Court issued two orders this week turning down requests to block enforcement of Illinois’ assault weapons ban
AP: The Supreme Court refuses to block an Illinois law banning some high-power semiautomatic weapons
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has declined to put on hold a new Illinois law that would ban high-power semiautomatic weapons like the one used in the mass killing of seven people at a 2022 parade
USDA Sec. Vilsack issues disaster declaration for counties including Sangamon due to late-June derecho
USDA Secretary Vilsack issued a disaster declaration for Christian, Hancock, McDonough, Sangamon and Washington counties due to losses from storms which hit the area last June. The Illinois Department of Agriculture encourages agricultural producers impacted by the
Thirty-six-year-old Friday morning crash victim identified by Sangamon County Coroner with autopsy scheduled for Monday morning
Coroner Jim Allmon has confirmed the identity of a single-vehicle crash victim in Sangamon County. Thirty-six-year-old Elizabeth Fernandez of New Berlin was brought in by EMS to Springfield Memorial Hospital’s emergency room after crashing her car on
President Joe Biden visits Florida Saturday after Hurricane Idalia causes massive damage to state
President Joe Biden is in Florida today to inspect the damage from Hurricane Idalia. The White House offered to have a meeting with Gov. Ron DeSantis, but DeSantis declined. Idalia made landfall Wednesday morning along Florida’s sparsely
Sangamon County declared disaster area in one of four declarations made across Illinois by the USDA
Sangamon County has been included in a list of four disaster declarations made by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in the aftermath of an Illinois growing season plagued by drought and tornados. Designations were made once the USDA
The Morning Routines Talks Disaster Relief With Lou Bart Of YMCA [AUDIO]
There is one positive thing that comes from disasters. When you look past the lack of power, discomfort without air conditioning, spoiled food and so many other things that come with a state of emergency – you
AP: Morning-after pill vending machines gain popularity on college campuses post-Roe
By ED KOMENDA and SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Since last November, a library at the University of Washington has featured a different kind of vending machine. It’s stocked with ibuprofen, pregnancy tests and the