A pastor in rural Illinois who has defied the state order against large gatherings during the coronavirus crisis says Gov. J.B. Pritzker is not going to stop him from preaching this Sunday.“I will be in the pulpit preaching my heart out on Mother’s Day,” Stephen Cassell told NBC News.But Cassell declined to specify whether his…
Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker has announced his five-phase plan for reopening the state, but what does it mean for the state residents?A stay-at-home order has been in place since March 17, 2020, with people directed to maintain a 6-foot distance from one another outside of the home. With phase two of the plan currently…
Facing harsh reviews from Republican lawmakers and some business leaders, Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday sought to deflect criticism over his five-phase plan to reopen the state by saying it was dictated by science and data, not by himself. “I’m not the one holding the economy back from stage five; the COVID-19 virus is,” Pritzker…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday that Latino Illinoisans are testing positive for the new coronavirus at a higher rate than any other demographic group. About 60% of those screened for the virus who’ve identified as Hispanic have tested positive, nearly three times the statewide average, Pritzker said. “Decades of institutional inequities and obstacles for members…
Chicago Tribune | May 01, 2020 | 5:00 AM President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the East Room of the White House on April 30, 2020, in Washington, D.C.(Win McNamee/Getty Images) Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker got strong marks from Illinois residents for his stay-at-home-centered handling of the coronavirus outbreak while nearly half disapproved…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…