Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mandate that children in daycare centers and schools wear face coverings has met resistance from not only parents, but from some public school districts across the state, landing more than two dozen districts – including some in Southern Illinois – on “probation” with the Illinois State Board of Education.
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Chicago Tribune: Those who lost shot at Illinois marijuana licenses want investigation of lottery winners with political connections, industry ties
Now that Illinois has concluded its first round of lotteries to award marijuana retail licenses, objections continue to come from those who missed out on starting businesses expected to generate millions of dollars.
State officials conducted the last of three lotteries Thursday to determine who would get 185 new licenses to operate recreational marijuana stores, after more than a year of delays.
Southern Illinoisan: Southern Illinois schools make state's probation list for defying mask mandates
School districts initially placed on probationary status included Benton Community Consolidated School District 46, Woodlawn Unit School District 209 and Field CCSD 3 in Jefferson County, Wayne City Community Unit School District 100 and North Wayne CUSD 200 both in Wayne County, Hamilton County CUSD 10 and Red Bud CUSD 132 in Randolph County.
Edwardsville Intelligencer: Only 1 Illinois border-state has strict mask mandate for schools
With COVID-19 cases on the rise at the expense of the delta variant and the unvaccinated, the debate over mask mandates in schools is a rather heated one.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has required masks to be worn at all times in schools, however, neighboring states to the Land of Lincoln have either left that decision up to the schools and-or local municipalities. The only exception is to the south where Kentucky has a similar mandate.
WLDS: Pritzker Hopes More Illinoisans Will Vaccinate Now That Pfizer is Fully Approved
Governor J.B. Pritzker says he does not think there is a need to increase vaccine mandates now that the Pfizer vaccine has been fully approved.
This morning, the FDA announced full approval of the vaccine that has been administered in over two hundred million doses in the U.S.
HOI ABC: Study: Black drivers almost three times as likely to get pulled over in Illinois
A recently released study says African-American drivers are nearly three times as likely to get pulled over than their white counterparts.
ACLU Illinois Director of Communications Ed Yohnka says the trend isn’t a new problem.
WBBM: Illinois officials push for passage of massive infrastructure package
Business officials from throughout the region and across the country are pushing hard for approval of the massive infrastructure package, which is now inching its way through Congress.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is marshalling local chambers around the nation to lobby for passage of the trillion dollar, bipartisan infrastructure package. It’s bogged down partly because of political considerations.