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UpdatedTue, May 18, 2021 at 9:21 pm CT Replies(6) U.S. Rep. Marie Newman (IL-03) is being sued by Chicago college professor Iymen Chehade, who alleges that she violated a contract to offer him a job in exchange for dropping out of the March 2020 congressional primary. (Photo by Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images) OAK LAWN, IL — A college professor is suing U.S. Rep. Marie Newman, claiming that she violated a contract to give him a job on her staff if he dropped out of the 2020 Democratic primary in the 3rd Congressional District. In March 2018, the complaint asserts, plaintiff Iymen Chehade, an a...

Subscribe Others called for Illinois to drop other restrictions, including mask requirements, capacity limits at bars, restaurants and other venues, and restrictions imposed by local schools. Despite the calls for restrictions to be dropped, many still said mask requirements should be kept. "Keep the mask mandate for a little while longer, but open everything up," one Patch reader wrote. In fact, asked how much longer the state should impose its mask mandate, a plurality — nearly 45 percent, or over 1,900 — said masks should be worn as long as Illinois health officials say they are necess...

UpdatedFri, Mar 12, 2021 at 3:18 pm CT Replies(380) More than 33.7 million Illinois residents have been vaccinated, with about 25 percent of the population having received their first dose, according to state data. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) ILLINOIS — Thursday marked one year since the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic — and Saturday will mark exactly a year since Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker ordered all schools closed. This week, Patch polled readers on how they think Illinois has fared during the pandemic, on how they feel Pritzker has managed the cr...

Woodstock Willie Groundhog Breaks With Punxsutawney Phil, Predicts Early Spring On 2/2/21 at 12:51 PM EST Will we get an early spring this year, or are we stuck with six more weeks of winter? It depends on which groundhog you ask (you read that right). On Groundhog Day, which takes place every year on February 2, legend has it that if the groundhog sees his shadow because of clear skies, we get six more weeks of winter. However, if he doesn't see his shadow due to cloudiness, spring will come early. Illinois' Woodstock Willie, the relatively svelte rodent, predicted an early spring, Crystal L...