A federal appeals court on Friday extended their block on President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large employers in the United States, saying the rule “grossly exceeds” OSHA’s authority. Last Friday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) filed an emergency temporary standard with various COVID rules. Under the standard, employers, who have more than […]
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Federal court temporarily halts Biden administration’s vaccine mandate for businesses
A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large employers in the United States, saying there are “grave statutory and constitutional” issues with it. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Thursday filed an emergency temporary standard with various COVID rules. Under the standard, employers, who have more than […]
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Spring Grove man gets 6-year prison sentence in fatal drunk driving crash thrown out by appeals court
An appeals court has thrown out the six-year prison sentence for a Spring Grove man convicted in a 2016 drunk driving crash that left his female passenger dead. Ryan J. Heineman, 39, of Spring Grove, was found guilty by a jury of two counts of aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol, a Class 2 […]
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Appeals court signals issue in jury selection for Beach Park man convicted of killing wife, stepson
An Illinois appeals court ordered a new hearing for a Beach Park man sentenced to life in prison for the baseball bat murders of his wife and stepson in 2015. Armando Trejo, Jr., 53, formerly of Beach Park, is currently serving life in prison in the Menard Correctional Center in downstate Illinois. Trejo was convicted […]