![State Rep. Justin Slaughter celebrates after the chamber passed changes to the controversial criminal justice law known as the SAFE-T Act at the Illinois Capitol building on Dec. 1.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/US-NEWS-ILL-DEMOCRATS-CRIMINAL-JUSTICE-5-TB-900x600.jpg)
Controversial SAFE-T Act now in effect, portion ruled unconstitutional
Lydia Lawrence, Business Director
• January 19, 2023
![Students leave the Upper Campus after school on Friday, some donning masks and some without. Masks have been optional at MCHS since the beginning of February when a state judge upheld a restraining order against Governor JB Pritzkers mask mandate in schools.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/DSC_0266a-900x598.jpg)
Masks no longer required in most public places in Illinois
Nikki Sisson, Marketing Director
• February 28, 2022
![Though the decision to practice social distancing is the right decision, the consequences for high school students — especially seniors, who may miss prom, spring athletics, Decision Day, or even graduation — is more than unfortunate.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/IMG_1431-900x600-1.jpg)
Opinion: Coronavirus ruined my senior year
Stacy Correra, Copy Editor
• March 19, 2020
![An employee locks up at Lady Luck Poker on McCullom Lake Road on March 17. Lady Luck was one of several establishments closed by Governor Pritzker due to coronavirus.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/20200317_095159_HDR-900x506.jpeg)
Illinois works to flatten the COVID-19 curve
Emma Snyder, Staff Writer
• March 19, 2020
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