Public Education
Bipartisan legislative committee blocks Pritzker’s emergency mask rule for schools(The Center Square) – The governor’s latest school mask mandate rule was blocked by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR). The bipartisan committee of Democratic and Republican lawmakers from… Read More
Public Education
Two school districts face contempt motion over claims they are violating mask restraining order(The Center Square) – All of last week, children of plaintiffs in the school mask and exclusion lawsuit weren’t being punished for not wearing a mask. That changed… Read More
National
Report: Finances for Chicago, St. Louis among worst in nation, despite COVID relief(The Center Square) – The finances of two of the largest cities sandwiching Illinois are among the worst performers in the nation, despite having been sent billions of dollars in… Read More
National
Illinois’ annual estimated population loss accelerates, totaling 403,000 since 2014(The Center Square) – There’s room in Illinois with the state’s population decline accelerating year after year, according to U.S. Census estimates. While the final decennial Census for Illinois released… Read More
National
First omicron COVID-19 case reported in Illinois in individual who was vaccinated, boosted(The Center Square) – Illinois reported its first case of the omicron COVID-19 variant on Tuesday. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced Tuesday evening the case was a Chicago… Read More