Under The Dome Podcast: Gov. Pritzker sounds alarm on COVID-19 resurgence

A Springfield-based Italian American group is asking its members not to travel to or spend money in Chicago "until there is a satisfactory resolution addressing the taking down" of the city's Christopher Columbus statues.

The head of the largest state pension system has resigned after being placed on administrative leave by his board.

The Springfield City Council approved an "anti-racism, anti-violence and anti-hatred" resolution Tuesday, but not before a spat that put Mayor Jim Langfelder and Springfield NAACP President Teresa Haley at odds with a majority of the council.