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Teachers and other school workers would receive 30 days of paid sick leave after becoming parents under legislation that passed the Illinois Senate on Wednesday. The bill follows an Illinois Supreme Court ruling last year that limited how new mothers can use maternal leave.

"If it weren't for my video, the world wouldn't have known the truth. I own that," says Frazier, who was 17 at the time. "It made me realize how dangerous it is to be Black in America."

Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly on Tuesday released a new proposed Illinois Supreme Court district map, redrawing district lines to maximize Democrats’ chances of keeping a majority on the state’s highest court.

The Bloomington-Normal branch of the NAACP hosted a virtual remembrance event Tuesday to mark the anniversary of George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police.

It's the second-largest acquisition for Amazon after purchasing Whole Foods — and its biggest move into entertainment.

Republican state lawmakers across the country are advancing bills that limit how public school teachers can talk about race in the classroom.

An ongoing labor shortage in Bloomington-Normal is making restaurant hiring managers look to unconventional places for workers.

Drawing new district lines for state and federal elections is the main focus for lawmakers when they begin the redistricting process every 10 years.

A Spotify playlist of all the new music added to Highway 309 in 2021, including the latest from Robert Finley, Dom La Nena, and Guided by Voices.

In a response filed Monday, the state notes that just 13 prisoners – down from 20 when the injunction request was made April 26—have COVID-19 and 76 cases are reported among staff.