School cellphone ban clears Senate comittee
March 26, 2025SPRINGFIELD — Legislation that would prohibit public school students from using cellphones and other wireless communication devices during class time cleared a Senate committee March…
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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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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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