Vote-by-mail expansion ready for Illinois House floor vote
State Rep. Darren Bailey, R-Louisville, left, wears a face mask as he walks through the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield, Ill., before the legislative session begins Thursday, May 22, 2020. Bailey was removed from the floor
Carbondale Police investigating Wednesday night shooting
CARBONDALE, Ill. (WJPF) — Carbondale Police are investigating a shooting that injured one person. It happened around 12:50 a.m. Thursday in the 700 block of North Robert A Stalls Avenue. Officers responding to a report of shots
Ex-University of Illinois employee gets probation for rare book theft
URBANA, Ill. (AP) — A former employee of the University of Illinois has been sentenced to two years of probation for stealing rare books from the school’s music library. Thomas McGeary of Champaign pleaded guilty before Champaign
Illinois lawmakers, 6 feet apart, catch up on delayed work
New Illinois Senate President Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, center, and others wear masks amid the coronavirus pandemic during session at the State Capitol, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Springfield, Ill. (Erin Hooley/Chicago Tribune via AP, Pool) SPRINGFIELD,
Supreme Court: Circuit courts can return to normal June 1
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Supreme Court says the state’s courts can return to normal operations beginning June 1. In Wednesday’s order, the high court leaves to the chief judges of the state’s 24 judicial circuits