Educators say pay hinders recruitment, retention
March 19, 2025SPRINGFIELD — Increased pay for educators, better school conditions, mentoring and mental health support are key factors cited by educators that could help alleviate the critical…
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Oberweis, other failed GOP candidates seek redder pastures in Florida
March 14, 2025Perhaps the old saying should be changed to “If at first you don’t succeed, move to Florida.” Three former Republican congressional candidates who lost primary or general elections…
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Congressional Dems oppose EPA cuts
March 13, 2025Ten Illinois congressional Democrats are calling for an immediate reversal of planned cuts at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The 10 Illinois representatives were part of…
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Elgin native helps draft overdose medication legislation
March 12, 2025High school students generally don’t participate in drafting legislation. Jordan Henry is an exception. A senior at the Illinois Math and Science Academy, the Elgin native is…
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Congressional Dems: Keep clinic entrances safe
March 10, 2025Ten Illinois congressional Democrats have sent a letter to the U.S. attorney general demanding that the Department of Justice ensure women and health care providers are not threatened…
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Stand-alone clubhouse on tap for Boys & Girls Club of Aurora
March 6, 2025A stand-alone clubhouse is in the works for the Boys & Girls Club of Aurora thanks to a Community Project Funding program donation, orchestrated by U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville….
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Life sentences for young offenders banned – but not for those already behind bars
March 1, 2025This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. Cleodious “J.R.” Schoffner Jr. sits in a visitor’s room at Lawrence Correctional Center, a small, cinder block box with a guard…
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Lawmakers weigh ‘medical aid in dying’
February 28, 2025CHICAGO — State lawmakers are considering legalizing a controversial medical practice that proponents say could ease suffering for the terminally ill. It’s sometimes called “assisted…
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