After all the years of a sometimes circus-like atmosphere surrounding him and his legal problems, it looks like the judicial system is done with former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich as of yesterday.
If that statement isn't bad enough, Illinois Policy reports that we've also lost three times as many residents in the last decade than any other state in the union.
Now that you've got masks that match up with all of your different outfits and moods, it would be a real shame to get rid of them wouldn't it? Don't worry. It's not going to happen anytime soon.
About the time they were deciding yesterday what the new mitigation efforts would be required for Winnebago and surrounding counties, Governor Pritzker's staff had their own COVID-related problem to deal with.
Illinois health officials announced 1,382 new COVID-19 cases and eight additional deaths Sunday, for a total of 194,080 cases and 7,636 deaths in Illinois since the pandemic began.
Since this COVID-19 mess began, we've been hearing from listeners who aren't happy with a "one-size-fits-all" approach to dealing with the pandemic in Illinois.
House File 2540 passed the Iowa Senate 44-4 and passed the Iowa House unanimously (96-0) over the weekend. Governor Kim Richards signed the bill into law on Monday.