Category Archives: News
State Owes Hundreds Of Millions After Rauner Fails To Block Vote
Gov. Bruce Rauner unsuccessfully waged a last-minute battle to block the downstate and suburban teacher pension system from making a move that puts the cash-strapped state government "on the hook" for...
Syndicated Author Aug 29, 2016
New Bacterial Corn Disease Found In Illinois
The presence of a new corn disease in Illinois is being reported by the University of Illinois. The school reported on Friday that bacterial leaf streak has been found in a field in DeKalb...
Syndicated Author Aug 28, 2016
Bad Week For Illinois Corrections Officers
Another altercation between an Illinois prison inmate and correctional officer is being reported. The incident happened Friday at the Shawnee Correctional Center. The disturbance happened ...
Syndicated Author Aug 28, 2016
Illinois' Unfunded Pension Liability Set To Get Larger
Action taken by the Board of Trustees of the Illinois Teachers Retirement System is expected to translate into a large increase in Illinois' pension contributions. The board voted Friday to lowe...
Syndicated Author Aug 28, 2016
Live Long and Prosper in Illinois Corn Field
A corn maze in northern Illinois celebrates the original "Star Trek" television show's 50th anniversary, according to The Northwest Herald.The Richardson Adventure Farm has turned 28 acres of corn int...
Syndicated Author Aug 26, 2016
Governor Signs Second Chance Law With Help From Decatur Woman
Some former felons in Illinois now have a second chance.Governor Rauner yesterday signed a new law that ends Illinois' regulations that banned people with a criminal background from some state-license...
Syndicated Author Aug 26, 2016
PARCC Scores Show Most Students Miss Math, Reading Benchmarks
Between 60 and 70-percent of students in Illinois aren't where they should be in reading and math. Preliminary results from last year's PARCC test show most students are below grade level in the two s...
Syndicated Author Aug 26, 2016
Gill To Remain On Ballot
According to the Springfield State Journal-Register, independent candidate David Gill will remain on the Nov. 8 ballot in the the 13th Congressional District, a federal judge ruled Thursday.The decisi...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2016
Rauner Trying To Curb Discrimination Against Business Owners
Governor Bruce Rauner is touting a new program aimed at helping minority-owned businesses in the IT industry.The governor attended the Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce's annual convention in East Pe...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2016
Angry Parents Address Unit 5 Board Over Bus Fiasco
It began with an apology from Superintendent Mark Daniel with a vow that the problems of overcrowding, long rides and students being dropped off at the wrong locations would be resolved this wee...
Syndicated Author Aug 25, 2016
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