Pritzker: Ban cellphones in classroom
March 12, 2025Are cellphones a useful tool or a distraction in the classroom? According to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, they’re a distraction, and he has proposed banning them during classroom instruction. …
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Peoria ‘Ag Lab’ under DOGE scrutiny
March 7, 2025PEORIA – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, known to locals as the Peoria “Ag Lab,” is renowned for employing the…
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Riverfront Museum prepares for ‘America 250’ exhibit
March 2, 2025PEORIA – An original print of the Declaration of Independence, a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington and an original tintype of Abraham Lincoln using a photo taken in Peoria…
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River Cities initiative sets sail
March 1, 2025PEORIA – Mayors of cities and towns along the Illinois River are banding together to form an organized coalition to help influence national policy and investment decisions. Modeled…
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R.F.D. News & Views
March 1, 2025In an effort to avoid the topic of national politics affecting agriculture, we look at a groundbreaking public watershed program launching in McLean County, along with a new location…
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Pritzker positions himself at forefront of Trump opposition
February 28, 2025SPRINGFIELD – A month into President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House, Gov. J.B. Pritzker has warned that the breakneck pace at which the Trump administration has been…
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Planned Parenthood closing Englewood, Bloomington sites
February 17, 2025Planned Parenthood of Illinois is closing its health centers in Bloomington and Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood in March as part of a restructuring. Agency officials said Planned…
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Congressional Dems: Retract Gaza statements
February 13, 2025Congressional Democrats, including 11 from Illinois, are urging President Donald Trump to retract his statements that the civilian Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip should be…
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