After much of central Illinois reached the low-70s Monday, we'll warm to the low-70s again today and tomorrow with plenty of sunshine. A cold front will drop through late this afternoon into the evening hours and temperatures will fall off quickly and bottom out in the upper-30s tonight.
Charges are now filed against two men in connection with an assault and high speed pursuit from last Friday in Hibbing. Kimonte Cadge, 27, and Genio Teller, 31, are accused of beating up another man with a wooden handle.
Increased pay for educators, better school conditions, mentoring and mental-health support are key factors cited by educators that could help alleviate the critical ongoing teacher shortage in Illinois.
The federal government will shut down if a funding bill is not passed by the end of Friday. Illinois has over 40,000 federal civilian employees who could be working with pay, working without pay, or furloughed with no income. A possible government shutdown is looming.
Gov. JB Pritzker has not yet announced whether he'll seek a third term, and he has consistently tamped down talk of his presidential aspirations. But for now, he is depicting himself as a leader of the Democratic resistance against President Donald Trump.
In a news conference marking 100 days in office, Cook County Clerk Monica Gordon said the increase in requests for birth certificates and marriage licenses likely indicates growing worry among immigrants and same-sex couple about legal protections.
The Illinois State Board of Education and Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools each released findings Monday which showed, for the first time in several years, that the state is seeing some improvements in the number of educator hires.
From hiring retired educators to adjusting class offerings, Illinois schools are relying on a variety of short-term, innovative measures to cope with a prolonged and critical statewide
