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UPDATE: SUMMIT HILL SCHOOL BOARD REJECTS RESOLUTION TO RESCIND CLOSING TWO SCHOOLS
Follow for the complete story Thursday morning Summit Hill D161: Parents Fighting Closure of Two Schools By Nick Reiher…
Lagger Chosen to Lead Nutrient Council
The Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) has named Scott Lagger to lead the research committee for 2024. He…
State education board to seek $653M increase in upcoming budget year
By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Board of Education endorsed a budget request Wednesday…
Capitol Briefs: State reports COVID-19 outbreak at veterans home, gets mixed review for tobacco policies
By JENNIFER FULLER & COLE LONGCOR [email protected] Health experts warn respiratory illnesses are still circulating, even as numbers trend down…
Back wages totaling more than $5 million owed to thousands of Illinois workers
By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The U.S. Department of Labor is currently holding more than $5 million in…
Capitol Briefs: Lawmakers look to ban food additives; state announces DCFS investment
By COLE LONGCOR & ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] A bill in the Illinois General Assembly would ban five…
Pritzker touts climate investments despite renewables lagging state goals
By ANDREW ADAMS Capitol News Illinois [email protected] CHICAGO – Boston-based Nexamp, a major player in the solar energy industry, is…
Back wages totaling more than $5 million owed to thousands of Illinois workers
By ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois [email protected] The U.S. Department of Labor is currently holding more than $5 million in…
Staffing agencies not exempted from antitrust law, state Supreme Court rules
By Hannah Meisel CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS [email protected] Staffing agencies – a fast-growing industry that employs nearly a million Illinoisans –…
Manhattan Transfer Complete, Eastern Ave. Now Open
By Stephanie Irvine Eastern Avenue is now open. Construction on the highly anticipated third thoroughfare between Manhattan and New Lenox…
Woodman’s Food Market Proposes Store in Plainfield
Woodman’s Food Market has submitted plans to construct a 240,000 square foot store at the northeast corner of 119th Street…
State Supreme Court upholds downstate police, firefighter pension consolidation
By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois [email protected] SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld a 2019 law…