COVID-19 update: Illinois has 288 positive cases of coronavirus across 17 counties
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
March 18, 2020
Gov. JB Pritzker updated the state about COVID-19 from Murphysboro on Wednesday and announced that there are now 288 positive cases of coronavirus across 17 counties.
COVID-19 update: Gov. Pritzker closes all bars and restaurants in Illinois
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
March 15, 2020
Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that all restaurants and bars in Illinois will be closed until further notice beginning at close of business Monday night through March 30.
Harvey Weinstein verdict: Jurors took women’s harrowing testimony to heart
By James Queally, Laura Newberry, Los Angeles Times
February 24, 2020
The jury found Weinstein guilty of one count of rape and one count of committing a criminal sexual act, with each crime connected to individual allegations made by accusers Mimi Haley and Jessica Mann. He was acquitted on the two most serious charges of predatory sexual assault, which each carried a potential life sentence.
President Trump commutes former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s sentence
By Bethany Rentfro, Staff Reporter
February 18, 2020
President Donald Trump has commuted the 14 year prison sentence of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich.
2020 race heats up and candidates begin to drop
By Juniper Oxford, Staff Reporter
January 17, 2020
16 candidates have dropped out of the 2020 presidential race so far. There are still 16 candidates remaining.
California remains the top US destination for foreign students, yet enrollment is slipping
By Teresa Watanabe, Los Angeles Times
November 18, 2019
LOS ANGELES — California remains the top U.S. destination for foreign students, who primarily come from China and India, with enrollment dipping slightly in the 2018-19 school year for the first time in at least a decade, according to a survey released Monday.
In sentencing California father, key judge in admissions scandal offers insight into future decisions
By Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times
November 18, 2019
BOSTON — It was a sentencing hearing for Toby Macfarlane, a Del Mar insurance executive who will spend six months in prison for conspiring to have his children admitted to USC as bogus athletic recruits.
Presidential Update: SIU professors weigh in on possible Trump impeachment
By Juniper Oxford, Staff Reporter
October 10, 2019
As the Trump-Ukraine Scandal unfolds, SIU Political Science professors weighed in about the possible impeachment and what the likely outcome will be.
Presidential update: What happened during week 2 of the Impeachment Inquiry
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
October 2, 2019
An unclassified version of the Aug. 12 complaint that sparked the impeachment inquiry was released to the public on Sept. 26 by the House intelligence committee.
Pelosi announces house will begin formal inquiry into impeachment
By Kallie Cox, News Editor
September 24, 2019
The House announced the launch of a formal inquiry into impeachment on Tuesday, after an unknown U.S. intelligence official became a whistleblower and filed a complaint Aug. 12 against the president.
Rabbi wounded in synagogue attack becomes global messenger of faith
By Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times
April 30, 2019
He had faced a rifle-wielding assassin and witnessed the death of a beloved member of his congregation.
Elizabeth Warren proposes canceling student loan debt, free public college
By Janet Hook, Los Angeles Times
April 22, 2019
Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is unveiling a proposal to wipe out student debt for millions of borrowers, making her the only major 2020 presidential candidate to advance such an ambitious plan to relieve the growing burden of higher-education loans on Americans and the economy.
