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The healthcare nonprofit also agree to offer reinstatement to employees fired under its policy on the vaccine

Last week, President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. His new nominee to replace them is a Northern Illinois University grad. Peter Medlin reports…

This past school year, for the first time, Illinois schools were required to teach a unit on the experience and history of Native people in the state. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on how teachers brought those stories into their classroom.

Weger spent six decades in prison for murder before he was paroled in 2020.

DeKalb city officials say they have evidence of ICE taking an individual into custody. DeKalb City Manager Bill Nicklas says the city became aware of the activity last Tuesday.

Illinois lawmakers just passed a bill creating a “direct admission” program to simplify the college application process. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin spoke with Jose Garcia from the Illinois Board of Higher Education for the details…

Illinois lawmakers are considering a measure that would create an advisory board to give schools guidance on how to use Artificial Intelligence or AI. WNIJ’s Peter Medlin reports on how teachers in Rockford are already using AI in the classroom.

The maker of Ram trucks and Jeeps announced Thursday that it will temporarily lay off 900 workers at five U.S. facilities. The decision by Stellantis comes after President Donald Trump's tariffs were announced this week. According to a company spokesperson, the layoffs will not affect the Belvidere assembly plant. It’s scheduled to re-open in 2027 to build a mid-size pickup truck. The temporary layoffs will affect workers in Indiana and Michigan.

Northern Illinois University President Lisa Freeman has been asked to serve as a delegate in Illinois Governor JB Pritzker’s trade mission to Mexico. A press release says the delegation will focus on “enhancing collaboration” in agriculture and food processing, finance and manufacturing.

The public overwhelmingly favors retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced the results following a five-week voting period to consider a redesign of the flag.