Chicago advocates travel to Illinois State Capitol to call for cease-fire in Gaza
Muslim American advocates from Chicago traveled down to the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to also call for a cease-fire in Gaza.
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Muslim American advocates from Chicago traveled down to the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield on Wednesday to urge lawmakers to also call for a cease-fire in Gaza.
A guest speaker will also give firsthand accounts about the situation in Gaza amid the war between Israel and Hamas.
It was the second bomb threat at the Illinois State Capitol in as many days.
The threat was deemed not to be credible, and the Capitol reopened at 1:59 p.m., the Secretary of State's office said.
The lockdown order was issued out of an abundance of caution, as police conducted a sweep of the building.
Owner Jerry Reinsdorf is seeking to move the team from Guaranteed Rate Field in Bridgeport to the South Loop.
White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf was in Springfield on Tuesday to try to secure public funding for a new stadium for his team. Reinsdorf is seeking to move the team from Guaranteed Rate Field in Bridgeport to the South Loop. Renderings show the new park on a 62-acre parcel of land along the south branch of the Chicago River. It would include park spaces and apartment buildings.
Tuition and fees at all three University of Illinois campuses will remain unchanged next school year for in-state undergraduate students after a vote from the school's Board of Trustees.
The original Cristobal Santana said he has been haunted by the suspect who has been using his name for years.
Authorities say the trooper was shot in Springfield by a man suspected in the murder of a Chicago teacher.
The video shows an Illinois state trooper who authorities say was shot in Springfield by a man suspected in the murder of a Chicago teacher. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Authorities say the trooper was shot in Springfield by a man suspected in the murder of a Chicago teacher. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
CBS 2's Darius Johnson confirmed the man who allegedly shot the trooper is also wanted in connection with the death of a 37-year-old woman.
U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin hope to have a vote in the Senate soon.
It would be located in Peotone, between Chicago and Kankakee, and focus mostly on cargo planes.
Ruth Rau, 81, was a passenger in a car that crashed on the interstate in Montgomery County during the May 1 storm.
The massacres at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and at the July 4th parade in Highland Park, will be fresh on the moms' minds. CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports.
The current 125-year-old hospital at 2875 W. 19th St. has infrastructure problems that hinder the patient experience.
The current 125-year-old hospital at 2875 W. 19th St. has infrastructure problems that hinder the patient experience.
Tickets go on sale this Friday, May 5th.
This will be their first time since the pandemic.
They'll be heading to Springfield to ask state lawmakers for the necessary funding to build the new Saint Anthony development.
Organizers are expecting about 400 people to board buses here at Saint Anthony Hospital and set off at 7 a.m.
State police again closed the same part of the highway on Tuesday amid similarly low-visibility weather conditions.
Northbound, southbound lanes have reopened on I-55 after dust storm causes deadly pileup south of Springfield.
