( KTRS ) The state of Illinois has been ordered to pay more than $13 million to cover the cost of health insurance for home health care workers. SEIU Healthcare Illinois took legal action against Gov. Bruce Rauner and Comptroller Leslie Munger earlier this month to force the payments. The union says nearly 5,000 health care…
Rauner spokeswoman Catherine Kelly says the governor understands the frustration but blames Democrats for not approving release of the money
( KTRS ) Authorities in southwestern Illinois are investigating the cause of a fire that left two people dead. Police in Highland say two 911 calls alerted fire officials and police to smoke coming from a house around 8 a.m. Sunday. Authorities say the house was fully engulfed in flames when police, paramedics and firefighters…
( KTRS ) Gov. Bruce Rauner has repeatedly pledged to save taxpayers money by eliminating some of Illinois’ nearly 7,000 units of government. A task force the Republican governor named to put that idea in motion, is preparing its final recommendations.Lt. Gov. Evelyn Sanguinetti, the commission’s chairwoman, says its suggestions could make government more efficient…
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AP) – A newspaper report says proposed plans to move a federal spy agency’s regional headquarters from St. Louis to Illinois’ Scott Air Force Base have been around for over a decade. Southwestern Illinois and Missouri are competing to house the project. The Belleville News Democrat reports 2005 minutes from…
MARION, Ill. (AP) – The body of a missing 22-year-old Murphysboro woman has been found by hunters in a southern Illinois national wildlife refuge. The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office says that Jeannie Schuur’s body was found Thursday on land in the Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. Family members reported her missing on Monday after she…
CHICAGO (AP) – Protests over the videotaped fatal shooting of a black teenager by a white Chicago police officer are set to move to the heart of the city’s famed retail district on the busiest shopping day of the year. A protest march down part of Michigan Avenue called the Magnificent Mile is planned for…
COLLINSVILLE, Ill. (AP) – Officials in a southwest Illinois community have decided to allow up to 75 residents to keep chickens within city limits. The Collinsville City Council voted unanimously Monday night to approve an ordinance allowing chickens in residential districts. The Belleville News-Democrat reports that the Collinsville Planning Commission and Mayor John Miller initially…
( KTRS ) A small crowd of protesters is snaking through streets near Chicago’s downtown early Wednesday. The demonstrations started hours earlier after police released a dash-cam video showing the shooting death of a black teen by a white police officer. The officer was charged with murder Tuesday. The protesters tried to block traffic on…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says the White House is taking action to answer his questions about Syrian refugees entering the country. The Republican issued a statement Monday saying he spoke Friday with the deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. According to Rauner, the deputy – Alejandro Mayorkas – promised…