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DCFS hires on-the-spot at hiring events
By BETH HUNDSDORFER Capitol News Illinois [email protected] Cyrenthia Threat spent Wednesday morning at a hiring event in Fairview Heights waiting…
Heritage Corridor Destinations Earns Two Top Awards from State
Heritage Corridor Destinations recently received two prestigious Excellence in Tourism awards at the 2024 Illinois Governor’s Conference on Travel and…
IDOT Director: State Has Joliet Area ‘Surrounded’
By Nick Reiher In delineating myriad road projects going on or planned for the area, state transportation Secretary Omer Osman…
Capitol Briefs: Advocates push for guaranteed income, child care assistance
By HANNAH MEISEL & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the…
Community Health Center Partners with New Pharmacy
Will County Community Health Center and Genoa Healthcare have partnered to provide pharmacy services for the Will County community in…
Illinois teacher shortage persists, survey finds
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other…
Rebuilding I-80: Set Up Beginning for Major Work This Summer
While work on the Interstate 80 rebuild from Minooka to New Lenox has being mystifying commuters for more than a…
Bills in state Senate would further regulate battery storage and disposal
COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action…
Prisoner Review Board chair, member resign in wake of boy’s fatal stabbing by released inmate
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The longtime chair and a relatively new member of the Illinois Prisoner Review…
Cass Street bridge over the Des Plaines River in Joliet temporary closure March 26
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that repairs to a power switch at the Cass Street (U.S. 30) bridge…
Highest-ranking woman in state police history reflects on experience as force looks to diversify
By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The night before Rebecca Hooks started at the Illinois State Police Academy…
Illinois House Honors Joe Belman on His 100th Birthday
State Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Elwood, sponsored a resolution adopted by the Illinois House of Representatives (HR0637) on March 13th,…