SPRINGFIELD – Illinois lawmakers passed 566 bills through both chambers of the General Assembly in the recently concluded legislative session – all but one of them in May. It sets…
SPRINGFIELD – Some Illinois lawmakers are calling for a review of one of the tests prospective teachers must pass in order to be licensed in Illinois. The test is known as the Teacher…
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday, March 3 highlighted a proposed grant program that would direct $70 million per year over the next three years to school districts facing…
SPRINGFIELD – Illinois schools are still grappling with a teacher shortage that seems to only be getting worse, a recent survey by the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents…
The state has updated testing requirements for school and childcare personnel, rescinding the requirement that unvaccinated employees in these sectors test twice weekly. This change…
CHICAGO – Faculty at Chicago State University, a small public university on Chicago’s South Side, went on strike Monday after months of stalled negotiations with university administrators….
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday, Feb. 15 laid out a $49.6 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year that calls for significant new spending for early…
SPRINGFIELD – Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Republican state Sen. Darren Bailey generally stuck to their talking points Thursday, Oct. 8 at their first debate on the same stage….
’70s rockers from Pezband still ...“It’s a long way to the top, if you wanna rock ’n’ ...
Rock ’n’ Roll museum celebrates ...An impressive array of musical styles from Illinois artists were celebrated on ...
Notorious West Side Chicago drug ...“I know I ain’t going to be around forever. You dig what ...
Minooka man’s Ponzi scheme ensnares ...A Ponzi scheme conducted by convicted Minooka businessman Kenneth Courtright is proving ...
