Staff Report – Page 39 – Farmers Weekly Review

About Us

January 29, 2024 / Comments Off

The Farmers Weekly Review is a weekly newspaper that has been publishing for over 100 years in Will County, Illinois. Publisher: Michael Cleary Editor: Nick…

Tensions grow between city, state and federal government over influx of migrants

January 26, 2024 / Comments Off

By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News [email protected] CHICAGO – Tensions rose again this week between Gov. JB Pritzker’s office and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson over how to…

Panel of experts suggest legislative measures to reverse journalism decline

January 26, 2024 / Comments Off

By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A bipartisan task force of legislators and journalism industry leaders has filed a report to the General Assembly detailing…

Capitol Briefs: State money to address food deserts; unemployment at 4.2%; tax season opens

January 25, 2024 / Comments Off

By CAPITOL NEWS [email protected] Illinois’ Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity announced the application window is open for $3.5 million in funding to help local…

Capitol Briefs: State Police report fewer deaths on Illinois highways in 2023

January 23, 2024 / Comments Off

By JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Fatal crashes on interstates and expressways in Illinois fell by 7 percent in 2023 compared to the previous…

Capitol Briefs: State Police report fewer deaths on Illinois highways in 2023

January 22, 2024 / Comments Off

By JENNIFER FULLER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Fatal crashes on interstates and expressways in Illinois fell by 7 percent in 2023 compared to the previous…

State Supreme Court upholds downstate police, firefighter pension consolidation

January 19, 2024 / Comments Off

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a 2019 law that consolidated nearly 650 municipal…

Patchwork aid system and uncertain funding leave thousands of migrants in limbo

January 18, 2024 / Comments Off

By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News [email protected] CHICAGO – As Illinois faces sub-zero wind chills, thousands of recently arrived migrants are sleeping in precarious situations throughout Chicago…

Manley Hosts Luggage for Foster Kids Donation Drive

January 4, 2024 / Comments Off

State Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, is hosting a donation drive to provide luggage to children in the foster care system. Fosters kids, many of whom…

Northern Illinois Food Bank Roundtable about New Farm to Food Bank Program

January 4, 2024 / Comments Off

Illinois State Senator Linda Holmes joined leaders from Northern Illinois Food Bank, IDHS (Illinois Department of Human Services), Feeding Illinois, Greater Chicago Food Depository, local farmers, food…