UpdatedThu, Dec 31, 2020 at 3:20 pm CT
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2020 has been one for the history books. Here s a look back at what s happened in Illinois. (Lorraine Swanson/Patch)
ILLINOIS It s been a year for the history books, with so many unprecedented events from a global pandemic, civil unrest across the country and a hotly contested presidential election to the legalization of recreational marijuana and a fast-tracked vaccine for the virus.
As 2020 comes to a close, we re looking back at some of the stories that shaped Illinois this year.
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Illinois, along with the rest of the world, first started hearing whispers about a new virus around New Year s 2020.