Cook County Public Guardian Says State Health Care Change Could Put 18,000 Foster Kids At Risk
Medical care for 18,000 foster children is at risk, according to Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert.
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Medical care for 18,000 foster children is at risk, according to Cook County Public Guardian Charles Golbert.
Davis said in a statement that a higher than usual temperature reading Wednesday prompted him to get tested, which resulted in a positive diagnosis.
U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis, who represents a large swath of downstate Illinois, has tested positive for COVID-19.
The district originally planned a hybrid model of both remote learning and in-class instruction, but now will move to an entirely virtual plan to start the school year.
U.S. Sens. Tammy Duckworth and Richard Durbin (D-Illinois) on Wednesday announced $7 million in federal funding to create rental units for low-income Illinois residents with disabilities.
"An individual who has not filed an unemployment claim but has received a debit card, or an unemployment insurance letter in the mail, has likely been a target of this fraud."
First-term Alds. Daniel LaSpata (1st), Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th), Rossana Rodriguez Sanchez (33rd), Andre Vasquez (40th), Matt Martin (47th), and Maria Hadden (49th) are the first members of the Chicago City Council to call for Madigan to step down.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission staff will be reviewing the petitions in coming days to determine if there are enough valid signatures and if the candidates meet all qualifications to get on the ballot.
Penalty weeks are keeping thousands of laid-off workers from getting their unemployment checks. And meanwhile, as CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported Tuesday, other states have found a way around the problem.
An Illinois state representative on Sunday called for the end of history classes in Illinois schools until "appropriate alternatives" are developed.
U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Illinois) is on the list of Democrat Joe Biden's possible running mates.
University of Illinois at Chicago officials have wrapped up a two-year oral history project chronicling the leadership of former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley.
Another mass protest hit downtown Chicago streets Saturday night, and organizers reassured those gathering would be peaceful.
Republican Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald stopped short of promising that the Senate would vote to kill the order, which is slated to take effect on Saturday.
Beaudet had been serving as the acting commissioner since the retirement of Judy Frydland last month.
