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Illinois Senate committees discuss police reforms

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois lawmakers discussed police reform during a hearing Tuesday called by the Legislative Black Caucus. The Illinois Senate Criminal Law Committee and Committee on Public Safety joint hearing focused on...

Governor bans indoor dining in Chicago as virus cases surge

FILE – In this March 30, 2020 file photo, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks at the Thompson Center in Chicago during the daily update on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. (Ashlee Rezin...

Store guard stabbed 27 times for asking women to wear masks

Jessica Hill | Chicago Police Department CHICAGO (AP) — Two sisters accused of stabbing a West Side Chicago store security guard 27 times with a knife after he asked them to wear face masks...

Predatory lenders attract new customers during pandemic

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Illinois’ latest Consumer Lending Trends Report shows that predatory lenders in Illinois attracted a 5% increase in new borrowers in 2019. Abe Scarr of the consumer watchdog group Illinois PIRG...

Illinois State Police didn't issue any citations over the we...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (IRN) — Despite threats from Gov. J.B. Pritzker that Illinois State Police would be deployed to enforce his COVID-19 orders, the state’s 1,900-officer agency didn’t issue any citations issued over the weekend....

Illinois residents urged to mitigate virus spread amid spike

FILE – In this Sept. 21, 2020 file photo, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker lowers his head as Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike announces seven additional deaths due to COVID-19 during...

IHSA Board acts on Winter Sports at Special Board Meeting, B...

The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for a special board meeting on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, where the Board provided the latest information on the IHSA’s winter sports season. The...

In The Dawghouse Podcast: Nick Hill 10/26/2020

Paxton Guy and Mike Murphy welcomed Saluki Football coach to the first In the Dawghouse episode of a brand new season on Monday. The main topic, of course, was Friday’s game against SEMO. Hear...

LISTEN: Roundtable Discussion with Area Basketball Coaches o...

Matt Varney got on the phone with several area basketball coaches Tuesday evening when the news came out that Governor J.B. Pritzker and IDPH had raised basketball from a medium-risk sports to a high-risk...

Governor Pritzker, IDPH announce winter sports guidelines da...

Tuesday’s daily press conference for Governor J.B. Pritzker held news for winter sports after no mention of high school athletics for days. Updated guidance for winter sports, as well as the news of basketball...