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.
This Democrat running for governor is proposing a progressive tax. Will it catch on?
By Joseph Bustos | Belleville News-Democrat
January 12, 2018
Filed under State
With hopes of gaining attention for his campaign, Madison County Regional Office of Education Superintendent Bob Daiber has released a more specific progressive income tax proposal, which included rates.
Sen. Dick Durbin: President Trump used ‘hate-filled, vile and racist’ language in immigration meeting
By John Byrne and Katherine Skiba | Chicago Tribune
January 12, 2018
Filed under State
Democratic U.S. Sen. Richard Durbin on Friday said President Donald Trump used "hate-filled, vile and racist" language when talking about immigrants from Haiti and Africa.
Rauner pulls TV ad featuring Missouri governor who admitted to extramarital affair
By Joseph Bustos | Belleville News-Democrat
January 11, 2018
Filed under State
The advertisement featuring Greitens had him and the fellow Republican governors mockingly thanking Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan for improvements in their states.
Rauner hits Pritzker with Blagojevich wiretap ad, Pritzker responds with veterans’ deaths spot
By Rick Pearson | Chicago Tribune
January 11, 2018
Filed under State
The new advertising onslaught is unfolding well before either candidate has faced voters in the primary, foretelling how negative and expensive a potential general election contest would be between two wealthy men.
