On Feb. 17, The Oakley Union Elementary School District (OUESD) located east of San Francisco came under fire Wednesday following a leaked Zoom meeting.
The board members of Oakley Union Elementary...
In December 2020, then President Elect Joe Biden promised to build “a cabinet that looks like America.” As the President, he seems to be delivering on the promise.
The Independent will highlight...
As we enter the year 2021, there is still hope for an end to the infamous COVID-19 pandemic. As of Jan. 23, 2021, there were 25,383,300 total cases of coronavirus worldwide, a total of 424,120 citizens...
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus- 2 (SARS-CoV-2) was first identified in patients who either traveled to Wuhan, or the Wuhan seafood market.
The pandemic caused great grief in Wuhan...
The death of George Floyd this past May resulted in nationwide protests, forcing U.S. leadership to take action to address police brutality and systemic racism.
On June 15, President Gibson announced...
Police discovered a Northeastern Illinois University student unresponsive in an Albany Park residence early Tuesday morning. According to police, the victim suffered from blunt force trauma and was pronounced...
As Chicago and its neighboring suburbs devolve into chaos amid unrest surrounding the death of George Floyd, the initial cause behind international demonstrations is beginning to take a backseat to the...
Wisconsin state officials announced Wednesday 528 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, setting a second state record within seven days. Wisconsin also reported 14 deaths stemming from...
A private capital group owned by the Pritzker family possesses a stake in a company providing COVID-19 testing, according to the Pritzker Group Private Capital website.
According to the company's website,...
Since Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that Florida would tentatively enter "phase one" of the state's reopening process, Florida state officials reported a slight uptick in COVID-19 cases over a seven-day...
Update 5/18 3:29 p.m.: Wisconsin state officials reported Monday the state's lowest single-day case total, announcing just 144 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The decrease marks a drop of...
Based on rolling 14-day reporting, each of Illinois' four regions currently satisfies the positivity rate threshold required to advance to stage three of Restore Illinois, according to Illinois Gov. J.B...
