Illinois
Several Illinois schools earned top spots in a new ranking of the country’s best high schools for 2024. The list, from U.S. News and World Report, titled “2024 Best High School Rankings,” reviewed more than 24,000 public high schools in all 50 states, editors said. Editors then categorized schools based on several factors including college […]
By Brandon Drenon BBC News, Washington 29 March 2024 Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Community members in Rockfield, Illinois gather at a vigil held for victims of the deadly stabbing spree The suspect in a violent killing spree in Rockford, Illinois, partly blames the incident on marijuana he says was “laced” with an unknown […]
Four people were killed, including a 15-year-old girl who died saving her sister, after an Illinois man went on a series of stabbings and attacks Wednesday in and near Rockford, officials said. Seven other people were injured in what the city’s mayor called a “random and senseless act of violence.” Police took the suspect, Christian […]
An Illinois man has been arrested after the fatal stabbing of a teenage employee at a Walmart last Sunday, in what appears to be a racially motivated hate crime. Timothy Carter, 28, has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly killing Jason Jenkins, 18, an employee of the Walmart in the town of Rockford. A […]
By Madeline Halpert BBC News, New York 29 February 2024, 01:07 GMT Updated 41 minutes ago Image source, Getty Images A judge in Illinois ruled that Donald Trump engaged in insurrection and has barred him from the state’s primary ballot – though she put the ruling on hold pending an appeal.
Getty Images A judge in Illinois ruled that Donald Trump engaged in insurrection and has barred him from the state’s primary ballot – though she put the ruling on hold pending an appeal. Two other states – Colorado and Maine – have removed Mr Trump from their primary ballots for violating a 14th Amendment “insurrection” […]
A Chicago suburb made the top 10 safest cities in America for 2024, according to a new ranking, and a Midwest city was named in the top three. According to the list from from MoneyGeek, Naperville, Illinois, ranked as the eighth-safest city in the U.S. The ranking looked at more than 300 cities with populations […]
A Chicago suburb made the top 10 safest cities in America for 2024, according to a new ranking, and a Midwest city was named in the top three. According to the list from from MoneyGeek, Naperville, Illinois, ranked as the eighth-safest city in the U.S. The ranking looked at more than 300 cities with populations […]
(The Center Square) – Challenges against Illinois’ gun ban continue in courts up and down the federal judiciary. Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted the ban on more than 170 semi-automatic firearms and magazines over certain capacities on Jan. 10. Part of the law requires grandfathered firearms to be registered with Illinois State Police by Jan. 1, […]
The Double Black Diamond Solar Project is expected to be operational in 2024. Credit: Vinson & Elkins. The Double Black Diamond Solar Project is being developed by Swift Current Energy. Credit: Swift Current Energy. The project, once completed, will have an installed capacity of 800MW. Credit: Swift Current Energy. The Double Black Diamond Solar project […]