Three parents of Triad Community Unit School District 2 students have filed for temporary restraining orders that, if approved by a judge, would allow their children to attend school without a mask, at least in the short term.

The motion was filed by attorney Tom DeVore on behalf of Autumn Meier, Amy Honer and Jamey Hartley. Between the three of them, they have nine children in their care attending Triad schools, according to the complaint.

Nearly a month after the expiration of extended federal unemployment benefits, Illinois is still not close to being fully back to work. According to Todd Maisch, President, and C.E.O. of the Illinois Chamber of Commerce, a disconnect between policy makers and pandemic management may be a reason why.

“Policy makers—both in Illinois and nationally—have not evolved enough in their thinking to really address these emerging issues in recognizing the fact that they’re likely to be with us for years,” he said.

Illinoisans don’t have to stress about the deadline to get a REAL ID anytime soon.

The Department of Homeland Security pushed back the requirement deadline to May 2023 due to the pandemic. The new deadline is May 3, 2023.

Nearly 20 months into the pandemic, it is still not known how much fraud has been paid out of Illinois’ unemployment system from throughout the pandemic.

After Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued a stay-at-home order in March 2020, unemployment filings skyrocketed as people were laid off from the decrease in economic activity. That unemployment hangover lasted for months with backlogs of unemployment claims stacking up over time.