(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Department of Labor says a new amendment to the Victims’ Economic Security & Safety Act clarifies that employees may use an employer-provided device to document or record evidence of violence affecting themselves and/or their family. Taking effect last Thursday, January 1st, 2026, the IDOL says that workers who use a business-owned device to record or preserve evidence of domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking cannot be disciplined or retaliated against by their employer if used for such purposes.
(CHICAGO) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says 2025 was one of the safest years the Windy City has had in decades. As of December 30th, a week ago today, Chicago recorded 416 homicides, fewer than any other year since 1965, plus the city also reported fewer shootings, robberies, and vehicular hijackings. While many say the numbers are twisted, others say it was federal law enforcement assistance, not local or state efforts, that caused the suspected drop.
(CHICAGO) The Illinois First District Appellate Court has ruled that the Chicago Transit Authority must pay nearly $3 million to a woman who was struck by a bus, even though jurors were blocked at trial from learning the woman was sentenced to 58 years in prison for killing her landlord. The three-justice panel refused the CTA’s bid to undo the verdict in favor of the woman, who originally filed suit against the CTA and the bus driver in 2019, about a year after she was allegedly struck by a CTA bus and injured on the North Side of the Windy City.
(SPRINGFIELD) The Illinois Departments of Veteran Affairs, Central Management Services, and Employment Security are recruiting for more than 60 full and part-time positions at Illinois’ Veterans Home in Quincy. The agencies are holding a job fair at the home this Thursday from 10:00 to 2:00. The state reopened the Veterans Home in Quincy this past October after a ribbon cutting ceremony, celebrating the facility’s $300 million renovation project.