New program will help pregnant women addicted to opioids
By Kaley Johnson, Belleville News-Democrat
April 21, 2018
Filed under State
The program pulls together St. Louis and metro-east resources to provide long-term treatment for expectant mothers in the metro-east who are addicted to opioids.
McCann joins intense race for governor
By Nick Draper, Jacksonville Journal-Courier, Ill.
April 21, 2018
Filed under State
State Sen. Sam McCann announced his intention Thursday to run for governor as a Conservative Party candidate, garnering a quick — and scathing — response from the incumbent governor.
Under Rauner, penalties sought against Illinois polluters have plummeted
By Michael Hawthorne | Chicago Tribune
February 2, 2018
Filed under State
Illinois slowed down the policing of air and water pollution under Gov. Bruce Rauner.
Do you favor legalizing marijuana? Then here’s whom to vote for.
By Joseph Bustos | Belleville News-Democrat
January 19, 2018
Filed under State
The eight candidates running for governor are mostly divided along party lines, with the Democrats generally in favor of the idea and Republicans against legalizing the drug beyond the state's current medical marijuana program.
Illinois Supreme Court again upholds conviction of Drew Peterson for murder of his third wife
By Matthew Walberg | Chicago Tribune
January 19, 2018
Filed under State
Drew Peterson's options for getting a new trial for the 2004 murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, have grown thinner after the Illinois Supreme Court on Friday declined to rehear his appeal.
Bald eagles came back from brink, but are numbers dropping again? An Illinois researcher fears so
By Ted Gregory | Chicago Tribune
January 17, 2018
Filed under State
In this very important month for the bald eagle, Terrence Ingram is trying to upend conventional wisdom about our majestic national symbol.
Earlier abduction attempt reported on day Chinese scholar went missing at U. of I.
By Jason Meisner and Dawn Rhodes | Chicago Tribune
January 17, 2018
Filed under State
The young University of Illinois graduate student was walking to a bus stop one morning last June when a clean-cut man wearing aviator sunglasses pulled up in a black sedan and flashed a badge.
Judge orders Illinois to expand medical marijuana qualifying conditions to include pain
By Robert McCoppin | Chicago Tribune
January 16, 2018
Filed under State
A judge has ordered Illinois officials to add intractable pain as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana, a ruling that could greatly expand access to the drug.
Rauner tours Lincoln prison, touts reforms helping female inmates
By Brenden Moore | The State Journal-Register
January 16, 2018
Filed under State
The governor said the reforms, which seek to create female-specific programs and address the unique challenges that female offenders face, have set a new national standard for criminal justice reform.
‘Dreamers’ scramble to submit DACA renewals while they can
By Nereida Moreno | Chicago Tribune
January 16, 2018
Filed under State
The federal government resumed accepting applications Saturday "until further notice," according to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services website.
Illinois evaluating Medicaid work requirement
By Doug Finke | The State Journal-Register
January 12, 2018
Filed under State
State Medicaid officials said Thursday they are still reviewing new federal guidelines that allow states to implement work requirements for able-bodied adults to receive Medicaid benefits.
Chicago City Council considers ‘Textalyzer’ to catch texting drivers
By Elizabeth Donald | Belleville News-Democrat
January 12, 2018
Filed under State
Tech company Cellebrite has developed a hand-held device called a Textalyzer, which can determine if the driver was using a cellphone at the time of the accident.
