A former Columbia College student was recently arrested and charged with striking a police officer repeatedly with a skateboard during a riot in the city, and the man's employer — the well-known comedy club, Second City — has not publicly condemned his actions.
Approximately 150 protesters gathered this week and chanted "Freedom Over Fear" and "Reopen Illinois" outside the Illinois Capitol, some carrying signs reading, “Free Illinois,” according to the Week.com.
Protesters gathered this week at the Illinois Capitol building to demand that Gov. J.B. Pritzker reopen the economy, as an area financial blogger said it is "great" that citizens are protesting.
U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) recently criticized President Donald Trump via Twitter regarding the rising COVID-19 pandemic death toll, compelling one GOP chair to call the decorated, disabled combat veteran “pathetic.”
A Des Plaines orthopedic surgeon indicated a secondary health care crisis may emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic if other medical ailments are not treated or postponed.
When Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., blasted President Donald Trump on Twitter over the COVID-19 pandemic and the rising death toll it left a local GOP club leaders disappointed.