Prairie State Wire

Facebook ‘Whistleblower’: AG lawsuit against Meta ‘a step in the right direction’

By LGIS New Service | Oct 31, 2023

Facebook “whistleblower” Ryan Hartwig said Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s (D-IL) lawsuit against Facebook owner Meta is a “step in the right direction.”

Renting modest 2-bedroom Illinois apartment requires $22.80 wage, study finds

By LGIS New Service | Sep 2, 2022

Illinois residents need to earn $22.80 per hour to comfortably afford a modest two-bedroom apartment, the 20th highest “housing wage” among the 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to a new housing study.

Illinois officials report 528 coronavirus deaths, with 16,422 confirmed cases

By LGIS New Service | Apr 9, 2020

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Illinois numbered 16,422 as of April 9, with the total number of deaths linked to the virus reaching 528, according to data from the state Department of Public Health (IDPH).