SPRINGFIELD – An ongoing contract dispute between a major health insurance company and a large health care provider is drawing the attention of both state lawmakers and the state…
Food pantries serve as an invaluable asset in the community, providing both food and essential household and hygiene products to families in need. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church food…
A rural health care advisory and analytics provider has found nearly half of rural hospitals have refrained from admissions because of nursing shortages this past year. Additionally,…
Volunteer efforts can lead University of Illinois Extension Master Naturalists (EMN) on some fun adventures. Sometimes those adventures are as close as their backyard. Citizen Science…
A Woodford County farm family is embarking on a mission to help ease food insecurity in central Illinois. Gibbs Family Farms, located in rural Benson, has set aside 2 acres of prime…
Editor’s Note: Andrew Adams is a student in the Public Affairs Reporting program at University of Illinois Springfield who is a reporting intern at the Capitol for the State Journal-Register…
Teen Advisory Board What is Teen Advisory Board? TAB is a group of teen volunteers, grades 9-12, who help the library and make a difference in their community by taking an active leadership…
Everywhere you turn in the 4-H Learning Garden at Wildlife Prairie Park there is something inspiring to see and new to learn. The 4-H Learning Garden is a colorful and productive…
Lawmakers advance bill mandating salary ...
SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the Illinois Senate recently approved a measure that ...
Health officials report Mpox cases ...
The Illinois Department of Public Health says cases of mpox (formerly known ...
State report: Catholic churches harbored ...
SPRINGFIELD – Catholic dioceses in Illinois failed to disclose hundreds of abusive ...
State’s top Democrats announce budget ...
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Democratic leaders announced Wednesday they’ve agreed ...
