Another effort to free ex-professor accused of murder
CHICAGO (AP) – A lawyer for a former Northwestern University professor charged in the murder of his boyfriend are now arguing he should be released on $1.5 million bail.
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Pritzker: All Illinois regions have met conditions to reopen
CHICAGO (AP) – The governor of Illinois has announced the end of a 10-week stay-at-home order meant to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
SIU president makes choice of chancellor known to trustees
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) – The head of Southern Illinois University says he wants former Texas Southern University president Austin Lane as the school’s next chancellor. Dan Mahony recommended Lane to the SIU Board of Trustees.
Illinois COVID-19 deaths top 5,000; new daily cases dropping
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ death toll from the coronavirus pandemic now tops the 5,000 mark, including an Army Reservist from suburban Chicago who is the third member of the U.S. military to die from COVID-19.
Illinois comptroller says legislators won’t get pay raise
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza says the state’s legislators will not be getting raises in the next budget year, which begins July 1. Mendoza made her decision known in a video she released Wednesday.