Gov. Gavin Newsom said California has deployed more than 1,400 firefighting personnel to battle the blazes. Oregon, Washington, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona dispatched teams to assist.
Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joined with the court’s three liberals in rejecting his emergency motion.
The Champaign Police Deputy Chief will be retiring after more than 26 years of service to the city.
A new Illinois General Assembly was sworn in for the next two years on Wednesday, with the House and Senate ceremonies taking two starkly different tones.
It is unclear how President-elect Donald Trump will address the war in Israel when he returns to office on January 20, 2025. That has left local Muslims and Palestinians with mixed feelings.
As part of Illinois Public Media’s special series Four More Years: The View from Illinois, the 21st show discusses President-elect Donald Trump’s proposals for immigration reform.
It’s unclear whether prosecutors will be allowed to play the wiretapped call while Madigan is on the stand for cross-examination next week or will have to wait until the trial’s closing arguments later this month, but gaining permission to introduce it is a major win for the feds.
Former President Jimmy Carter will be transported to Washington National Cathedral for a state funeral Thursday.
Donald Trump said that he would protect access to IVF and require insurance companies to expand coverage, but some advocates and IVF patients in Illinois have mixed emotions and feelings as a new Republican-led administration takes control later this month.
A bill cleared the Illinois House 89-16 late Monday, following a 48-2 Senate vote on Sunday, paving the way for more civil suits against nursing homes accused of punishing residents or employees for reporting complaints about facilities.
As part of Illinois Public Media’s special series Four More Years: The View from Illinois, The 21st show discusses how the transgender community and providers who provide gender-affirming care are preparing for another Trump presidency.
As part of Illinois Public Media’s special series Four More Years: The View from Illinois, The 21st Show discusses what abortion and reproductive care providers and officials in Illinois are doing to prepare for another Trump administration.
As part of Illinois Public Media’s special series Four More Years: The View from Illinois, State Rep. Kelly Cassidy discusses Illinois’s protections for reproductive, transgender healthcare on the 21st show as a new administration takes over.
