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Chicago Tribune: With Madigan gone, Democrats roll Republicans in Springfield to keep control, reward allies
Illinois Democrats are turning the spring session into a partisan tour de force, wielding their power to push legislation aimed at maintaining their control of Springfield, rewarding their allies and advancing social policies.
With supermajorities in the House and Senate under two new Democratic leaders, the moves bring home to Illinois the hyperpartisan divides of Washington as both parties move further toward catering to their extremes.
WICS: Travelers can now get COVID-19 vaccine at truck stops in Illinois
If you’re on your way out the door this Memorial Day weekend you may find something new when you’re filling up your gas tank or grabbing a snack.
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is bringing the COVID-19 vaccine to all travelers.
Jacksonville Journal-Courier: Villages across Illinois planning summer events, some ditching mask requirements
Villages large and small across Illinois are looking to attract pent-up demand for outdoor events and, despite COVID-19, some already are announcing masks won’t be required.
Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson said the village’s Memorial Day event will go on with no social distancing requirement, but masks will be required. After that, he said, events for the community of around 33,000 will go on without a mask mandate.
FOX News: Illinois 'Battle Buddy' program sends cops with military background to respond to veterans in crisis
Sometimes it takes a shared bond to help talk someone down from the ledge.
So instead of sending in social workers, a pioneering Illinois police program designed to aid despondent and suicidal veterans deploys officers who have military backgrounds of their own to 911 calls about vets in crisis.