DuPage Starts Process of Firing College President
GLEN ELLYN, Ill. (AP) –Trustees of Illinois’ largest community college have voted to begin the process of firing the president under scrutiny for spending and a hefty severance package.
Activists Want Chicago Cop Acquitted in 2012 Death Fired
CHICAGO (AP) –Protesters want a Chicago cop who was acquitted in the 2012 fatal shooting of a 22-year-old woman to be fired and shut down an evening police board meeting.
O’Hare Runway At Center of Noise Complaints Is Closed
CHICAGO (AP) — A runway at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport that had been at the center of a fight over jet noise has been closed.
Chicago man pleads guilty to SIU bomb threats
BENTON, Ill. (AP) — A 22-year-old Chicago man has pleaded guilty to four federal charges connected to making bomb threats in a self-declared “war” on Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Drivers Urged To Avoid Chicago’s Jane Byrne Interchange
CHICAGO (AP) –Transportation officials are urging drivers to avoid Chicago’s Jane Byrne Interchange during the next four weekends.
Illinois Releases Names of 7 With Go-Ahead To Grow Marijuana
CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois businesses with state approval to grow marijuana are located as far north as Freeport near the Wisconsin state line and as far south as the Edwards County city of Albion.
What’s the value of Michael Jordan’s name?
CHICAGO (AP) –Jurors in Chicago are expected to begin deliberating soon on the market value of Michael Jordan’s name.
The Latest on Springfield: GOP fires back at Democrats
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) –The latest on activities in Springfield as Democrats gather for their annual Democratic County Chairman’s Association brunch and Democrat Day festivities at the Illinois State Fair: 4:00 p.m.
Court Monitor Seeks More IDOT Help on Hiring Review
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) –A federal court monitor says Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration is not fully cooperating in her review of state hiring and the Illinois Department of Transportation improperly hired at least one employee last spring.
Rauner Signs Gay Conversion Therapy Ban For Young People
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has signed a bill banning therapists from trying to change a young person’s sexuality. The Republican approved the so-called “gay conversion therapy” ban on Thursday. His office didn’t immediately offer
Jury Determines Suspect is Fit For Trial in Cop’s Death
CHICAGO (AP) –A Cook County jury had decided a man accused of killing a Chicago police officer is mentally fit for trial.
Renovation Project on Track At University of Illinois Arena
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) –The University of Illinois official in charge of a $165 million renovation of the State Farm Center says the project will be 80 percent complete when the arena opens on Dec. 2.