Illinois will now require staff at licensed daycare centers to be vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. State officials say this is to prevent further spread of COVID-19 and to protect Illinois’ youngest residents.

There are more than 55,000 daycare center staff in the state. Employees who are not already vaccinated will need to get the shot. If they are unable or unwilling to receive the vaccine will be required to get tested once a week.

As the 2022 midterm election primaries approach, it’s important to understand the process of political redistricting and the impact it has on its citizens. With the loss of one congressional seat, Illinois, its citizens and learning institutions will be impacted by this loss of representation in Washington.

Gerrymandering has been pushed to the forefront of the political conversation as the desire to gain and retain power in Washington only grows, but who is impacted by the political game of map drawing? What issues do partisan politics have in selecting a congressional delegation that matches its state demographics? Who is getting forgotten or belittled in this process every ten years? Over a series of reports, questions such as these will be explained and broken down to have a better understanding of what is going on between district lines.

When you’re locked up, candy bars, batteries and aftershave are all important items usually available in the prison commissary. But now those staples and many other items are part of what the director of Illinois’ Department of Corrections is calling a “disruption.”

Raw material shortages and the global supply chain problem are affecting all of us, including state prison inmates.