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Illinois school districts have regained some local control over COVID-19 protocols within their districts.

In other news, three administrators at the Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center in southern Illinois face misconduct charges for allegedly interfering with an investigation into patient abuse.

Meanwhile, Illinois is set to receive nearly $800 million from a major opioid settlement.

Also this week, it was revealed that the Illinois Department of Employment Security has lost nearly $15 million from unemployment fraud related to unearned benefits....