During Tuesday’s hearing, U.S. District Judge Robert Blakey asked prosecutors whether they intended to seek a superseding indictment in the case, which would add more charges and possibly more defendants. Assistant U.S. Attorney Amarjeet Bhachu said that he was “not in a position to indicate to the court” whether that would happen.

The filing “alleges a multi-pronged scheme to defraud the State of Illinois, including with the active complicity of the General Counsel to the Governor, perhaps the Governor himself, and other high-ranking officials.”

The University of Illinois Flash Index, which uses various metrics including corporate earnings, tax receipts and personal income to measure the level of economic activity around the state, dropped from 105.5 in June to 104.9 in July. A reading over 100 usually indicates growth in the economy.

Even though the claim was unfounded, the taxpayer cost to pay Jenny Thornley was more than $158,700 in medical, other expenses, investigation and disability payments, according to the CMS memo obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s latest campaign ad, filmed in Normal, boasts his economic record, saying he fixed the state’s finances. The Bloomington-Normal metro area did recoup 104% of pandemic job losses. But out of 15 Illinois metropolitan areas, it is the only one to get back all the jobs it had before the pandemic. It’s unlikely Pritzker will film an ad bragging about how he helped Kankakee recover only 38% of the jobs it lost during the pandemic.

In addition to expanding the definition of grooming, Faith’s law adds a new section to the Illinois code pertaining to sexual misconduct. All school districts are now required to develop an employee code of professional conduct and make it public. There can be conduct that may arise that doesn’t fall under criminal law but is still inappropriate, an advocate said.

Illinois added 18,800 jobs from mid-May through mid-June, marking the 13th consecutive month of job gains for the state, but the recovery is slower than it ought to be.

Hospital workers who were fired by NorthShore University Health System for not receiving a Covid-19 vaccine, or who were forced by NorthShore against their will to get vaccinated to keep their jobs, will be in line for as much as $25,000 each, and could be eligible to get their jobs back, under a $10 million deal to end a class action lawsuit against NorthShore over its refusal to accommodate religious objectors in its workplace Covid vaccine mandate.

Ina statement, the village of Lake in the Hills reiterated that it believes the events violate zoning ordinances and said it sought to address the zoning issues because the business model of the bakery “fundamentally changed” by offering “regular and extended entertainment events.” The owner was since forced to cancel a Disney karaoke event as well as a resume writing workshop.

The typical state sales tax is 6.25%, but it will be dropped to 1.25% for these 10 days. Through passage of Senate Bill 157 in April, which included $1.8 billion in tax relief, the holiday became a possibility.