Editor’s Note: Belleville News-Democrat education reporter and Report For America corps member Megan Valley contributed to this story. SPRINGFIELD – Hiring teachers is even more…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Thursday, Feb. 18 that he expects the state to receive up to 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses from the federal government next week. To date,…
SPRINGFIELD – Democratic state Sen. Andy Manar of downstate Bunker Hill announced Monday, Jan. 4 he will resign from the General Assembly effective Jan. 17 to join the governor’s…
SPRINGFIELD – State officials announced Friday, Oct. 9 that they are lifting the enhanced restrictions that have been in place for more than a month in the Metro East region after…
SPRINGFIELD – The Metro East area on the Missouri border could be two days away from seeing stricter mitigations lifted if its COVID-19 test positivity rate stays where it is or decreases….
An agreement between Southern Illinois University Carbondale and East St. Louis School District 189 will provide mentoring and educational opportunities, summer camps and potential…
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Wednesday, Dec. 16 announced a first of its kind initiative in Illinois to expand digital access for low-income…
The Illinois Department of Transportation on Friday, Oct. 9 announced that multiple projects in Metro East are currently underway or starting in 2021. The eight projects represent a…
Judge rules suburban restaurant ...
SPRINGFIELD — A Kane County restaurant’s legal challenge to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s ...
CDC updates COVID-19 travel ...
The going gets better for those who are fully vaccinated, as the ...
Pritzker, IDOT mark $110 ...
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced $110 ...
FOID, concealed carry permits ...
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Police has given another 150-day extension to ...
