Needing to close a $200 million gap in its budget, Cook County will be laying off more than 300 employees. County Board President Toni Preckwinkle called it a “very sad and heartbreaking”…
Seventy-five years ago, chemists and engineers at the Northern Regional Research Lab in Peoria discovered a means to mass produce penicillin and, by June 1944, just in time for the…
When the ball drops on 2016, the State of Illinois may not head into 2017 with a balanced budget, but Peoria, Tazewell and Woodford counties plan to despite the hurdles. In the face…
The Southern Illinois University (SIU) system’s proposed fiscal year (FY) 2017 budget calls for a total of $45 million in costs reductions, according to a summary released…
The layoffs of 28 Rock Valley College faculty members may not set in stone but the underlying fiscal issues that led to the action are not going away anytime soon. RVC board chairman…
After eight years as auditor, and a little over a month since she was elected to a third full term, Peoria County Auditor Carol VanWinkle, has resigned. In what VanWinkle considers…
The state’s ongoing budget gridlock is taking a toll on the largest statewide provider of social services. Lutheran Social Services of Illinois has announced that it is eliminating…
Government, defense spar as child ...With the criminal trial of Elburn veterinarian Adam Stafford King fast approaching ...
Chicago woman grows her presence ...Chicago resident Lizzy Lopez was wondering what do with land her father ...
Berwyn man charged in homicideA 27-year-old Berwyn man has been charged in connection with an alleged ...
Thousands stand opposed to TrumpThroughout this spring in Chicago and across the country there have been ...
