Illinois

Illinois, California and New York City issued emergency declarations on Monday amid an outbreak of monkeypox.

A fundraiser for a 2-year-old whose parents were killed during a mass shooting at an Illinois Independence Day parade topped $2 million Wednesday, less than 24 hours after a concerned citizen set up the charity.

On Monday, Police arrested a man suspected of killing at least six people in a mass shooting during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois.

So here we are again, grieving for those whose lives have been forever altered by the senseless violence perpetrated by a sick and sinful individual. Too often, we offer thoughts and prayers because it just seems like the right thing to do rather than because our hearts genuinely mirror the brokenness felt by our heavenly Father. Let’s not forget that the Lord to whom we pray is grieving just as strongly as those who were harmed by the shooting, and a quick prayer devoid of any real intent or purpose is likely to ring as hollow to him as it would to those mourning in Highland Park today.

Parents at an Illinois elementary school are expressing concern after the local school board approved a new extracurricular club for children that will be led by members of The Satanic Temple and held in school facilities.

A new Satanic holiday display inside the state capitol building of Illinois has sparked protests from a Catholic group, who argues that such installations should not be allowed in the capitol building or any public space.

The city of Chicago has dropped charges it levied against two Illinois churches for holding in-person church services.

Illinois State University's offensive coordinator coach Kurt Beathard reportedly quit his job with the team just after he placed a poster on his office door asserting that ‘All Lives Matter to our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ.’

Councilmembers in Niles, Illinois have officially dropped charges levied against a church pastor for holding church services. The pastor, however, is still facing fines of some $800.

On Wednesday, a Baptist organization filed a lawsuit against the state of Illinois over a new law that would force the organization and others like it to provide abortion coverage as part of its employee health insurance plan.