Winter storm leads thousands without power
Many Illinoisans are digging out from a weekend winter storm. Thousands remain without power in southern Illinois after the storm produced ice in many areas.
As of Monday morning, over 10,000 people were without power in Williamson County alone. Snow and ice played part in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 70 near the town of Casey Sunday afternoon. According to Illinois State Police, the crash involved at least 40 vehicles and closed I-70 for several hours.
Washington County issued a “shelter-in-place” order Monday morning due to what officials called life-threatening weather conditions.
Illinois congressional delegation sworn in
Members of the 119th Congress took their oath of office Friday, including Illinois’ members of Congress.
In November, all of Illinois’ members of Congress won re-election, including Congresswoman Nikki Busdiznksi (IL-13) and Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17). Illinois Republicans Mary Miller (IL-15), Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Mike Bost (IL-12) are also returning to Congress.
Chicago, suburbs among hottest rental markets
A recent analysis shows Chicago and the suburbs are among the hottest rental markets in the country.
RentCafe finds there are 14 prospective renters for every available apartment in the suburbs and in the city it is 11 people. Some of the metrics the website examined included the number of days a unit stayed vacant, and the percentage of rentals that were occupied.
