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With recession fears subsiding, new state economic forecast expects ‘firm but steady growth’
By JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The state’s two main fiscal forecasting agencies agree: Illinois’ finances will…
Will County Health Department to Host 5 Northern Illinois Food Bank Mobile Markets
The Will County Health Department will host five Northern Illinois Food Bank Mobile Markets between March and July. The Mobile…
County’s Largest Career Expo in Romeoville Wednesday
The Will County Workforce Services Division will be hosting their second-annual “Pathways to Professions Expo,” introducing Will County high school…
Capitol Briefs: Chicago school board, student teacher pay, local food measures all advance in Springfield
By PETER HANCOCK & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – By 2026, Chicago will have a fully elected…
With feds citing ‘extensive cooperation,’ judge gives ex-Sen. Terry Link 3 years’ probation
By HANNAH MEISEL & DILPREET RAJU [email protected] CHICAGO – On an August day in 2019, then-Democratic state Sen. Terry Link…
Going, Going, Almost Gone: Wilmington’s Gemini Giant Up for Auction
By Stephanie Irvine Wilmington’s iconic Gemini Giant fiberglass “Muffler Man” statue, along with the contents of the…
Capitol Briefs: Chicago school board, student teacher pay, local food measures all advance in Springfield
By PETER HANCOCK & JERRY NOWICKI Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – By 2026, Chicago will have a fully elected…
Unions back measure protecting employees who skip religious or political work meetings
By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – Democrats in the Illinois Senate on Wednesday advanced a measure that…
March 21 Hearing Set on Illinois 53 Project
The Illinois Department of Transportation is engaged in preliminary engineering and environmental studies (Phase I) for the improvements of Illinois…
Ventura Explains benefits of psilocybin bill
State Senator Rachel Ventura, along with several mental health advocates and professionals, held a press conference Thursday to outline their…
State commission says Illinois underfunds public universities by $1.4 billion
By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A state commission created in 2021 has issued a new report calculating that…
With feds citing ‘extensive cooperation,’ judge gives ex-Sen. Terry Link 3 years’ probation
By HANNAH MEISEL & DILPREET RAJU [email protected] CHICAGO – On an August day in 2019, then-Democratic state Sen. Terry Link…