Chilling audio provides glimpse into abuse at state-run facility
Culture of cover-ups at facility led to investigative dead-end This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Lee Enterprises, along with Capitol News Illinois. ANNA, Ill. — The disturbing 911 call began with sounds of a struggle, then a voice that sounded like a child’s cried out, “Let me go.” When the police […]
Tired of long wait times at the DMV? Candidates for secretary of state pitch how they would cut lines
SPRINGFIELD — For the first time in a quarter century, Illinois voters won’t be seeing the name Jesse White on the ballot for secretary of state this November. Instead, voters will choose from Chicago Democrat Alexi Giannoulias, State Rep. Dan Brady, R-Bloomington, and Libertarian Jon Stewart from Deerfield. https://cpa.ds.npr.org/s402/audio/2022/10/ipr-sos-feature-mi.wav Listen to this story here. Despite […]
217 Today: Illinois Treasurer candidates discuss taxes and the potential merger of the treasurer and comptroller offices
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 Today’s headlines: An advocate for the effort to end cash bail in Illinois says the lawsuits filed to overturn the SAFE-T Act in Vermilion County and other communities are political, not legal, in nature. Urbana School District 116 is considering raising substitute teacher pay again this year to at least $150 […]
