As 600 members of the Chicago Teacher’s Union rallied at the Capitol for an additional $1 billion in state funding for Chicago Public Schools, Senate Republican Caucus leaders countered that recent funding figures challenge many of the union's assertions.
Last week, during the National Nurses Appreciation Week, Senator Craig Wilcox visited Northwestern Hospital McHenry to express his gratitude towards the night shift nurses. He said, "Nurses are frontline healthcare heroes who work long hours to help keep us healthy. It was an absolute pleasure to thank them personally during Nurses Appreciation Week."
John Signorile, a 49-year-old resident of Schaumburg, Illinois, has been sentenced to eight and a half years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. This announcement was made by Patrick D. Kenneally, McHenry County State’s Attorney, on May 7, 2024. Signorile was convicted of Burglary, a Class 2 Felony.
In McHenry County County schools, 1,146 multiracial students were enrolled in the 2021-22 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.