State Rep. Dan Caulkins (R-Decatur) is calling on the Illinois legislature to act after an audit revealed the state paid almost $2 billion in fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic.
Ten school districts in Champaign County are opting out of Illinois’ new law that aligns sex education policies for grades K-12 with national standards.
There have been 3,407,189 confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois as of June 24, with 34,076 deaths linked to the virus, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).