Illinois
- Monarch butterfly numbers have dropped this summer in Illinois, Upper Midwest, experts sayphys.org Monarch butterfly numbers have dropped this summer in Illinois, Upper Midwest, experts say
An expert has confirmed what backyard gardeners and amateur naturalists have been saying for weeks: There are fewer monarch butterflies in Illinois this summer.
- Abrupt transfers for Stateville prisoners in Illinois begin as officials rush to comply with a federal court ruling, disrupting prisoners' educationwww.wbez.org Abrupt transfers for Stateville prisoners begin as officials rush to comply with a federal court ruling
Incarcerated men were set to start being moved out Thursday to prisons around the state.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/19078400
>A federal ruling that came down two weeks ago ordering Illinois prison officials to empty the decrepit facility by Sept. 30 seems to have resulted in abrupt transfers from Stateville, despite what educators have said were assurances from the Illinois Department of Corrections that students and alumni from the same education programs would be allowed to move together. > >In March, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced the state’s plan to close and rebuild Stateville, along with Logan Correctional Center, a women’s prison, due to conditions such as polluted water and crumbling buildings. > >Despite its poor physical infrastructure, Stateville hosts five college programs and has some of the most robust programming of any prison in the state due to its proximity to Chicago. > >About 30 students and alumni were on the list to be moved to Hill Correctional Center in downstate Galesburg – including Matthews – in order to stay with the Prison+Neighborhood Arts/Education Project. But Executive Director Arianna Salgado said Matthews and seven others were among those shipped to other facilities across the state this week. The nonprofit group, which works with Northeastern Illinois, started a petition on Wednesday asking the governor to stop the transfers. > >“We’ve been advocating with IDOC for a group of our students to be able to move with us to the next facility that we end up at,” Salgado said. “We got the notification on Monday that several of our students were scheduled to be transferred this Thursday...to an institution that’s approximately five hours and more away from the City of Chicago.”
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- Illinois police release body-cam video of fatal shooting of Black woman in her homewww.cnn.com Illinois police release body-cam video of fatal shooting of Black woman in her home | CNN
Body-camera footage showing the fatal police shooting of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who had called 911 for help, was released publicly Monday in a case that has led to murder charges against a deputy.
- I Watched My Neighbor Die a Preventable Death Due to Scorching Heat in Prisontruthout.org I Watched My Neighbor Die a Preventable Death Due to Scorching Heat in Prison
Breathing was hard for all of us in the heat. I screamed for help when he collapsed but it didn’t come soon enough.
- The Death of Sonya Masseyyt.artemislena.eu The Death of Sonya Massey
SOURCES 1) Press Release form Sangamon County Sheriff's Department – https://www.facebook.com/sangamoncountysheriff/posts/pfbid02BvofziL2DC27v7vBFs3Qn9yCXUn75t1DtUVypwdAErr1XzDW9DwMjgtC7GhCzPEol 2) Coroner’s Report on Sonya Massey – https://www.facebook.com/sangamoncountycoroner/posts/pfbid022NM...
- NU Graduate Dies at Stateville During Heat Wavesouthsideweekly.com NU Graduate Dies at Stateville During Heat Wave
Advocates and people incarcerated at the prison have long called facility conditions there dire.
- Oversharing About Your Kid Online? New Illinois State Law Makes Parent Influencers Payblockclubchicago.org Oversharing About Your Kid Online? New Illinois State Law Makes Parent Influencers Pay
The law, which goes into effect Monday, helps protect minors used in social media videos. Its passage was spurred by children of the social media age who want better digital protection laws.
- Indigenous-Led Effort Changes Illinois School Curriculum to Cover Native Historytruthout.org Indigenous-Led Effort Changes Illinois School Curriculum to Cover Native History
“We've never ever given up the right to exist,” says Native scholar Megan Bang, who helped move the law forward.
- what's up with all the *magic mushroom* edibles in gas stations?
Has anyone tried any? Are they real psylocibin?
- Illinois to consider the ‘Future of Gas’ in unprecedented regulatory proceedingwww.dailyherald.com Illinois to consider the ‘Future of Gas’ in unprecedented regulatory proceeding
Between electric vehicles and all-electric buildings, electrification has emerged as a leading tool in the fight against climate change. But if we start to plug everything into the grid, where does th...
- anyone seeing any cicadas near sycamore?
Gotta be honest I'm a little disappointed, i havent seen a one
- does anyone know any states that are cheaper to live in? we can't handle Illinois pricing any more
I've lived here for years and years and I'm sure you've all seen rent and food prices going up, now sure, that's a country wide thing but Illinois has one of the highest tax rates in the country. Me and my girlfriend are just trying to get our lives together and even while working a stable, okay paying job were struggling a lot. Does anyone who has been in a similar situation know if there's a state not too far away that would be better for us? My girlfriend is trying to get into the theater management business so closer to an urban area is better but I have no such restrictions.
Any help is appreciated
- Students hold pro-Palestine protest on NIU campuswww.wifr.com Students hold pro-Palestine protest on NIU campus
Students at Northern Illinois University join thousands across the country to protest the war in Gaza.
- Defending the Camp: A Report from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Gaza Solidarity Encampmentcrimethinc.com Defending the Camp
Participants in the Gaza solidarity protest encampment at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign recount their experiences holding their ground.
- “This Empire Too Will Be Eclipsed”: Report from the Next Eclipse Demo in Carbondale, ILitsgoingdown.org “This Empire Too Will Be Eclipsed”: Report from the Next Eclipse Demo in Carbondale, IL
Report from Carbondale, Illinois on recent march and demonstration during the eclipse. On August 21dy, 2017 a total solar eclipse crossed across the continent of North America with the peak of its totality in Makanda, IL 15 mins south of Carbondale, IL. On April 8th, 2024 another total solar eclipse...
- Climate trends leading to ticks on the rise in northern Illinoiswww.shawlocal.com Ticks season is here and they are on the rise in northern Illinois
Warm weather season means more time spent outdoors. It is also time for ticks to be out more and everywhere. Changes in climate are leading to an increase in the ticks and the potential for unwanted diseases.
- Pro-Israel Illinois Democrat Cancels Two Debates Against Challenger Who Backs Gaza Ceasefiretheintercept.com Pro-Israel Illinois Democrat Cancels Two Debates Against Challenger Who Backs Gaza Ceasefire
Qasim Rashid criticized pro-Israel Rep. Bill Foster for failing to call for a Gaza ceasefire in an Illinois Democratic primary.
- Peoria- Artists ReEnvisioning Tomorrow
#peoria #illinois #art #afterschool
https://artincpeoria.org/
- Harvey residents boarded up in their own apartments in condemned buildingyt.artemislena.eu Harvey residents boarded up in their own apartments in condemned building
Harvey police acknowledge nobody was evicted prior to the boards going up. ------------------------------------------- ABOUT CBS 2 NEWS CHICAGO: Honored as the Edward R. Murrow winner for overall excellence, CBS 2 News Chicago brings you breaking news, weather, compelling exclusive content and award...
- Illinois and Massachusetts voters seek to take Trump off 2024 ballotwww.cnn.com Illinois and Massachusetts voters seek to take Trump off 2024 ballot | CNN Politics
Groups of voters from Illinois and Massachusetts on Thursday filed motions to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot, adding to the list of states where the former president faces a challenge to his candidacy under the 14th Amendment’s so-called insurrectionist ban.
- Illinois Department of Corrections faces criticism over issues with healthcare systemabc7chicago.com Illinois Department of Corrections faces criticism over issues with healthcare system | abc7chicago.com
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- Peoria botulism outbreak, 40 years laterwww.chicagotribune.com Peoria botulism outbreak, 40 years later: ‘It grabs hold of you and stays’
Tracy Pinkham remembers all of it: The way the onions looked slimy and how she woke the next morning with a dry mouth and blurry vision that got worse as the day went on. Her head falling to her sh…
local Peoria memory. several local lawyers made bank. surprised to read many people still suffering effects
- Illinois will abolish cash bailapnews.com Cash bail disproportionately impacts communities of color. Illinois is the first state to abolish it
Critics of cash bail as a condition of pretrial release say it is especially unfair to Black people and other people of color.
A law abolishing cash bail will take effect in Illinois on Sept. 18. The change makes Illinois the first state to eliminate the practice and a nationally watched testing ground for whether such a change can work.
- Illinois Supreme Court upholds state's assault-style weapons ban | CNN Politicswww.cnn.com Illinois Supreme Court upholds state’s assault-style weapons ban | CNN Politics
The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday upheld the state’s assault-style weapons ban in a 4-3 ruling after months of legal challenges sought to dismantle the law.
- Just got my Google BIPA settlement check
Nearly $100 this time. Add that to the over $400 from Facebook, and all thanks to this Great State's law's protecting privacy.
It does irk my wife some though, because we can't teach our nest cam that it's just me getting the mail and we don't need the notifications.
- Illinois getting closer in line to the US Constitutionendmoneybond.org Illinois Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Ending Money Bond - Coalition to End Money Bond
Today, the Illinois Supreme Court issued the strongest possible decision finding the Pretrial Fairness Act constitutional and directing courts across the state to implement the law and end the use of money bond on September 18, 2023. This ruling overturns a decision by a Kankakee County judge that s...
- Illinois ends fiscal year with record $50.7 billion in base revenuewww.sj-r.com State ends fiscal year with record $50.7 billion in base revenue, sparking small surplus
The $50.7 billion in base general revenues that the state collected in fiscal year 2023 topped last year’s previous record by $373 million.
Been great to be an Illinoisan the last couple years!
- Buckminster Fuller's home gets one step closer to opening as a museumthesouthern.com Buckminster Fuller's home gets one step closer to opening as a museum
The space will be utilized as a typical visitor center with gallery, resource area, educational activities, meeting room, gift shop and archival storage for the preservation of R. Buckminster Fuller documents and artifacts.
R. Buckminster Fuller, creator of the buckyball, was a professor at SIU in Carbondale in the 1960's. At that time, he built and lived in a large buckyball home, which has been restored and will soon be a museum to the man and his legacy.
- Carbondale City Council makes more history with new appointmentthesouthern.com Carbondale City Council makes more history with new appointment
When LaCaje Hill was appointed to fill the vacant seat on the Carbondale City Council on Tuesday evening, the council once again made history.
A small town in southern Illinois reaches racial parity in their city council makeup, with a black mayor and equal number of black and white members. Oh, and they also have an openly trans council member as well...
This from a part of the state where some people still fly Confederate battle flags.
- New Illinois Community on midwest.social
There's already a community for the Chicago area (!chicago@midwest.social), but there's more to Illinois than the Windy City. Chicagoans are welcome, but I'd like to try to keep news and things related to outside the northeast corner of the state.
Join us at !illinois@midwest.social
- Illinois law allowing cocktails-to-go extendedwww.wthitv.com Illinois law allowing cocktails-to-go extended
A pandemic-era measure allowing bars and restaurants to sell cocktails to-go has been extended.
