Winter storm expected
Illinois is about to get a dose of winter in the coming days. A large arctic air mass will descend on the state Friday and will drop temperatures into the single digits for many areas next week.
Most of Illinois is not expected to get above freezing in the next couple of weeks. An incoming storm system is expected to bring an opportunity for accumulating snow Sunday and Monday, with southern Illinois expected to receive the brunt of the storm.
Kankakee shooting arrest
A person of interest is in custody after two people were killed and five others injured in a shooting at a New Year’s Eve party in Kankakee.
The Kankakee Police Department reports a person of interest with a criminal background is in custody and is being questioned. A 22-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were pronounced dead at the hospital following the shootings.
Caregiver protections
Workers in Illinois who provide personal care to family members are protected from employment discrimination based on family responsibilities as of Jan. 1. This means that Illinois employers cannot make recruitment, hiring, promotion, renewal of employment, training, discharge, discipline or other decisions regarding the conditions of employment based on an employee or prospective employee’s actual or perceived provision of personal care for a family member.
Illinois is now one of fewer than 10 states to provide employment protections for family caregivers.
