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  • Anticipating a “second wave” of the coronavirus picking up steam during the fall, Illinois colleges and universities are outlining plans for hybrid in-person and online instruction, higher education leaders told the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) Tuesday.
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  • As the amount of evidence processed by the forensic unit of the Illinois State Police has been cut in half in the last decade, a new report released last week says the state should invest in its crime labs and set up a commission to oversee a reduction in its backlog.
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  • The Illinois Supreme Court this summer is set to rule on whether the city of Chicago should destroy all police disciplinary records and allegations after five years — something the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police argues is mandated by a decades-old collective bargaining agreement.
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  • New research finds the 1.2 million people who have filed for unemployment in Illinois since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic are more likely to be women and people of color — especially Latinos.
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  • The financial picture of Chicago Public Schools remains bleak if state aid to schools doesn’t keep improving, a new report from Moody’s Investors Service warned this week.
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