Thursday, March 6, 2025
Steven Weinhoeft is returning to the role of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois.
The case of a former southern Illinois police chief accused of selling for personal gain vehicles seized during a criminal investigation is giving rise to an effort to change state law to require law enforcement to better track what they do with other people's possessions.
A new bill introduced in the Illinois legislature could require schools across the state to change mascots that reference disabilities in a derogatory way.
When a teacher learns a students threatened one of their classmates with a gun, the proposal would force that teacher to contact the principal. After that, the principal would have to contact the family members involved.
A former executive of a non-profit organization in the Chicago area has admitted guilt in a federal fraud case involving $1.8 million meant for underprivileged youth programs.