March 22, 2021 Illinois school district agreed to pay anti-racism speaker $10,500 for 1-hour talk: report Newly released documents show that an Illinois school district agreed to pay an anti-racism speaker $10,500 for an hour-long event for faculty and staff earlier this year.
March 17, 2021 Chicago lawmakers weighing proposal that would ban overnight search warrants Chicago police officers would be prohibited from conducting residential search warrants overnight under the proposals of an ordinance now being considered by city officials.
March 17, 2021 Illinois college student's body found in rural field, homicide investigation underway A homicide investigation is underway after a missing 19-year-old college student's body was found in a field in a rural part of southern Illinois Sunday, FKVS reports.
March 16, 2021 Schools weigh whether to seat students closer together amid pandemic U.S. guidelines that say students should be kept 6 feet apart in schools are receiving new scrutiny from federal health experts, state governments and education officials working to return as many children as possible to the classroom.
March 15, 2021 Chicago church rallies around priest after sexual abuse allegations A White priest’s job, his reputation in a Black community that's long respected him, and his parish’s future are in jeopardy because three men — two who are Black and the third whose race hasn't been made public — have accused him of sexually abusing them decades ago.
March 15, 2021 Record-breaking blizzard is worst to hit Denver in nearly 15 years The blizzard that dumped more than two feet of snow this weekend in the Denver area was the fourth largest in the city’s history, the National Weather Service announced Monday.
March 12, 2021 Illinois Arby's restaurant linked to nearly 100 norovirus cases Local health officials said 92 cases of norovirus had been linked to the Arby's restaurant on Dirksen Parkway in Springfield, Illinois.
March 10, 2021 Kyle Rittenhouse trial delayed to November, judge says A judge on Wednesday set a new trial date for the 18-year-old from Illinois accused of killing two people and wounding a third during riots in Kenosha, Wis., over the summer, pushing it back seven months until at least November.
March 9, 2021 Cicadas living underground for past 17 years to emerge in these states this summer A brood of periodical cicadas is set to emerge from underground for the first time in 17 years.
March 9, 2021 US nears record for avalanche deaths as risky snow conditions plague mountains The U.S. is on track to surpass its all-time record for avalanche deaths this season after extreme winter weather conditions heightened avalanche danger.
