Barickman Awaits Impact Of New Law To Help Sexual Assult Victims
State Senator Jason Barickman concedes a new law he co-sponosred to prevent further trauma to some sexual assault victims might not be enough to assuage victims' concerns.
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State Sues Aqua Illinois After Lead Found In Chicago Suburb’s Water
Illinois has filed a lawsuit alleging that the company that provides water to the Chicago suburb of University Park caused lead to contaminate the village's drinking water.
State Senator Pleads Not Guilty To Embezzlement
State Senator Thomas Cullerton has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he took more than $250,000 in salary and benefits over three years from the Teamsters while doing little or no work.
State Fair’s Ethnic Village Getting Rebrand
Just inside the main gate of the Illinois State Fair sits a cluster of white booths around a gazebo. At the entrances, signs read “Ethnic Village.” For nearly 40 years, fair-goers have found food from around the world as well as music and other performances. But this is the last year it will have that name.
Central Illinois Organizations Receive Federal Funding To Integrate Medical & Behavioral Health Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently awarded grants totalling $2.1 million to address the opioid crisis in central Illinois and improve the quality behavioral health services. One of those recipients if Promise Healthcare in Champaign, which received nearly $167,000.