Governor bans indoor dining in Chicago as virus cases surge
FILE – In this March 30, 2020 file photo, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Thompson Center in Chicago during the daily update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via
Store guard stabbed 27 times for asking women to wear masks
Jessica Hill | Chicago Police Department CHICAGO (AP) — Two sisters accused of stabbing a West Side Chicago store security guard 27 times with a knife after he asked them to wear face masks and use hand
Predatory lenders attract new customers during pandemic
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois’ latest Consumer Lending Trends Report shows that predatory lenders in Illinois attracted a 5% increase in new borrowers in 2019. Abe Scarr of the consumer watchdog group Illinois PIRG says the layoffs
Illinois State Police didn’t issue any citations over the weekend for COVID-19 violations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Despite threats from Gov. J.B. Pritzker that Illinois State Police would be deployed to enforce his COVID-19 orders, the state’s 1,900-officer agency didn’t issue any citations issued over the weekend. “They have done
Illinois residents urged to mitigate virus spread amid spike
FILE – In this Sept. 21, 2020 file photo, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker lowers his head as Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike announces seven additional deaths due to COVID-19 during a press conference