Masks spark public judgment, ridicule among customers as businesses reopen

PEORIA - She took a deep breath and shook with emotion as she spoke about Jordin Wilson, who died last week of an accidental gunshot wound.

Some Springfield City Council members on Tuesday lamented what they perceived to be unequal enforcement of the state's stay-at-home order by the city's police department.

State public health officials on Tuesday announced 1,178 new, confirmed cases of COVID-19 and an additional 39 deaths.

Sarah Coole, who got divorced earlier this year, was just finding her financial footing for a one-income household with two children.

For the first time since Illinois had its first reported case of COVID-19 in January, the state saw fewer deaths in a week than in the previous week.

Secretary of State offices will begin reopening June 1 with an initial focus on drivers who couldn't get the services they needed during the last 2½ months during various stay-at-home orders.

An Illinois lawmaker dissatisfied with Gov.

The claim: Hot cars can cause alcohol-based hand sanitizers to ignite As summer arises and the coronavirus pandemic continues, concerns about the flammability of alcohol-based hand sanitizers (ABHS) are flooding the internet.

The Springfield Police Department has issued a cease-and-desist notice to a local restaurant that opened for dine-in service in defiance of Gov.