Center Square: School choice scholarship renewal ‘the fight’ of Illinois’ veto session
With a new school year underway or about to begin for students in schools across Illinois, some attending a private school using scholarships from the Invest in Kids program could be left in limbo unless lawmakers take action to continue the program.
Chicago Tribune: Nursing home workers at 11 Chicagoland facilities to strike Labor Day
The strike is currently planned to last one day. Infinity nursing homes in Niles, Oak Lawn, Cicero, Bloomingdale, Itasca, Momence and Streator, as well as four within Chicago city limits, will be affected.
Sun-Times: Shorter lines, wait times expected at DMVs across Illinois
Illinoisans can expect shorter lines and wait time starting Friday at 44 DMV locations across the state, officials say.
WGN: ‘Virtually no possibility’: Reinsdorf on Sox Park shooting
White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf believes there is “virtually no possibility” that the gunshots during a shooting at Guaranteed Rate Field came from within the ballpark.
Crain's Chicago Business: The Hollywood strikes could cost Illinois half a billion dollars
The fallout from the writers and actors strikes is taking shape in Illinois, where TV and movie companies spent a record $700 million last year.
Daily Herald: Proposed sale of South Barrington Park District land to church is headed to court
The battle over the potential sale of South Barrington Park District land to the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is headed to court.
Central Illinois Proud: Community members react to the spate of violence of Peoria
Multiple shootings and homicides have left multiple people wounded and two dead. The scene on the 800 block of South Helen Street Thursday morning was especially harrowing, with distressed citizens expressing anger and frustration by yelling and kicking their own vehicles.