Rep. Jonathan Carroll (D-Northbrook) voted in favor legislation that would remove legal protections now available to opponents of COVID-19 vaccine mandates through Illinois’ Health Care Right of Conscience Act.
"Electronic Diplomacy" and "ruled the world with the help of computers.Garland and fellow students Vern Hill, Maria Miller and Chris Petersen were in charge of "planning strategy" for "Mitto," a fictitious totalitarian state.
The size of Illinois’ combined local and state government workforces declined 6.9% from July 2019 to July 2021, representing the fifth largest gap in public-employee job recovery during the pandemic, a Pew Charitable Trusts study concluded.
Real estate developer Mark Falanga is hosting an Oct. fundraiser at his Wilmette home for Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot.Falanga, a protege of fellow Wilmette resident Christopher Kennedy who worked for the Kennedy family-owned Merchandise Mart for 19 years, currently owns several multi-family apartment buildings in Logan Square, Lightfoot's home neighborhood.He In an email invitation obtained by North Cook News
The Village of Glencoe is delinquent in filing its annual financial report with the state, according to Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza.The report, covering Glencoe's fiscal year starting Mar. 1 2020 and ending Feb. 28, 2021, was due on Aug. 27.
The size of the freshman class at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign numbered 8,303 this fall, including 5,835 new students – or 70% of the total – from around the state, UIUC reports.
Under Democrat Joe Biden’s federal tax plan, the top marginal tax rate in Illinois could hit 54.29 percent, according to a new analysis by the Tax Foundation.
Marxist University of Illinois Chicago history professor Jeff Schuhrke says passage of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's tax hike amendment would be a win in what he calls "the class war" between rich and poor in the state.
The 751,934 retirees in Cook County could pay as much as $3,768.27 in state income taxes if voters approve Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax hike amendment on Nov. 3, according to an analysis by the Chicago City Wire.
Illinois nursing homes are responsible for nearly 30 percent of reported Cook County COVID-19 deaths. But those deaths aren't certain to be from COVID-19, company officials tell North Cook News.
Close to 60% of the Illinois’ ventilators and nearly 30% of the state’s intensive care unit beds remain available to treat COVID-19 patients, according to hospital utilization numbers reported by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
COVID-19 cases among Cook County nursing home residents numbered 809 as of April 21, 146 of whom died as a result of the virus, according to data from the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).
The number of influenza cases in Chicago has been plummeting in recent weeks, with no flu-related intensive care unit hospitalizations reported during the week ending April 4, the Chicago Department of Public Health reports.
The number of Illinois nursing homes ranked “much below average” now numbers 175, according to a database managed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
Illinois voters supportive of the United States adopting a socialist economic and political system have been campaigning vigorously for three marquee candidates on the March 17 Democrat primary ballot.
Illinois’ most prolific left-leaning donors are prioritizing two candidates this primary season: Cook County State’s Attorney Kimberly Foxx of Flossmoor and congressional hopeful Marie Newman of Palos Park.
Sen. Ann Gillespie (D-27) refused to join the call for state Sen. Martin Sandoval to step down over photos taken at a recent fundraiser for the Chicago Democrat showed guests pointing a gun at President Trump.