Incumbents rule in Congressional races
March 30, 2024It was a very good day for incumbents as Illinois voters selected nominees for Congress in the March 19 primary. Nearly all of the state’s 17 current representatives easily secured…
It was a very good day for incumbents as Illinois voters selected nominees for Congress in the March 19 primary. Nearly all of the state’s 17 current representatives easily secured…
University of Illinois Extension is hosting a series of garden day and plant sale events at various locations throughout the state, providing an opportunity for gardening enthusiasts…
In a nation awash with inflation, the price of breakfast at a restaurant or diner has become nearly untenable for some families and individuals with low or fixed incomes. The retail…
Abraham Lincoln appeared in countless cities and towns across Illinois in his pre-Presidential years, including El Paso. Unfortunately, a speech he delivered in town in 1858 has been…
One of Peoria’s most famous sons, National Baseball Hall of Fame member Jim Thome, recently added to his list of accolades as one of seven 2024 Order of Lincoln recipients, the state’s…
When Aaron Pilcher, a Class of 2008 Eureka College graduate, visited his alma mater a couple of years ago, it proved to be an eye-opening experience. “My wife and I drove through…
Third in a series looking at the public funding of sports stadiums in Illinois Pat Quinn was on the ice in 2010 when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup, and in Houston in 2005 when…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact….
SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval. Senate Bill 3481, sponsored…
Scott Britton walked out to driveway to get his Sunday newspaper, only to find near it a plastic bag filled with rice (to keep it from blowing away) and anti-Semitic literature. Britton,…
First in a series looking at the public funding of Illinois sports stadiums Tom Tresser gets sick every time he hears something is needed to make Chicago “a world-class city.” “It…
SPRINGFIELD — A panel of Illinois lawmakers began hearing testimony Wednesday on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s proposals for sweeping changes in the state’s health insurance industry….