Chicago City Wire

Court ruling nullifies COVID-19 mandates in schools; parents call quarantining of maskless students 'absurd'

By John Suayan | Feb 7, 2022

An Illinois lower court recently issued a temporary restraining order that stops school districts across the state from requiring students and staff to wear masks on campus, but some parents say that students who choose not to mask up are being isolated.

Former CPS head Vallas wonders if district will face similar discipline as Timothy

By John Suayan | Aug 18, 2021

The former leader of the nation’s third-largest public school district questioned a private school’s decision to comply with Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s mask mandate.

'No local school decision, no parent choice': Former Chicago Public Schools head pans Pritzker's school mask mandate

By John Suayan | Aug 8, 2021

The former head of Illinois’s largest school district and the nation’s third slammed Gov. J.B. Pritzker for implementing a mask mandate for all public and private schools and requiring vaccinations for state employees who work at congregate settings, such as veterans' homes or long-term care facilities, effective Oct. 4.

Peters: 'Formerly incarcerated people need to have an opportunity to reintegrate into society'

By John Suayan | Jul 2, 2021

Legislation which requires the Illinois Department of Corrections to provide people scheduled to be freed from prison with information in an effort to curb recidivism awaits the signature of Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

Despite Lightfoot's stay-at-home order, offenses occur throughout Chicago

By John Suayan | May 10, 2020

While the surge of COVID-19 cases prompted Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot to place the city of nearly 3 million under a stay-at-home order last month, there are many who still carry on as if the novel coronavirus is not a significant health problem.