ISBE Rolls Back Restraint Rules
The Illinois State Board of Education Wednesday amended emergency rules that had banned the use of certain physical restraints in schools.
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Savoy Bars Cannabis Businesses, Despite Interest From A Landowner
The Savoy Village Board voted Wednesday night to bar any cannabis-related businesses from opening within their borders.
McDonald’s Workers Lawsuit; The Possibility of Female Deacons in the Catholic Church; Proposal to Shrink Minor League Baseball
Chicago-area McDonald’s workers have filed a lawsuit against the company. They’re alleging the fast-food giant failed to protect them from violent incidents in restaurants. Plus this fall, Pope Francis said he would reopen the work of a 2016 commission that studied the issue of women Decaons in the Catholic church. We speak with a religious scholar who was one of 12 people on that commission. And a new proposal by Major League Baseball would cut the leagues affiliations with 42 minor league teams nationwide.
U of I System Moves, But Doesn’t ‘Ban The Box’ On Applications
Prospective undergraduate students applying to the University of Illinois’ three campuses won’t be asked about their criminal histories until after they’ve been admitted.
IDOA Report Points To Increased Runoff, More Money Spent On Reducing Problem
Illinois' Department of Agriculture published its bi-annual study that looked at how to improve water quality by cutting down on pollutants that runoff into streams and rivers.