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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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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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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Congressional Dems: Retract Gaza statements
— February 13, 2025Congressional Democrats, including 11 from Illinois, are urging President Donald Trump to retract his statements that the civilian Palestinian population of the Gaza Strip should be…
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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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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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Planned Parenthood closing Englewood, Bloomington sites
— February 17, 2025Planned Parenthood of Illinois is closing its health centers in Bloomington and Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood in March as part of a restructuring. Agency officials said Planned…
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