Springfield News
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The Illinois Gaming Board will meet for the first time in more than four months on Thursday, taking the body’s meeting online in order to officially award sports betting licenses to seven Illinois casinos, allowing the state to collect full sports wagering fees.
Rivers Casino Des Plaines’ sportsbook launched in early March just days before major league sports and all Illinois casinos shut down due to Covid-19. [Courtesy of Rivers Casino] -
As House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) marched in a crowd with hundreds of Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters in his district Wednesday, he said the moment was “powerful,” listening to the organizers of the march in Chicago’s near-west suburb.
House Republican Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) participates in a Black Lives Matter march and rally in Western Springs on Wednesday, June 10. [Photo courtesy of Durkin’s office’ -
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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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