State lawmakers, including state Sen. Jil Tracy (R-Quincy), recently met with nursing students from Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences in Quincy for the annual Lunch With Our Legislators.
Hundreds of school superintendents from across the state recently signed a letter to the U.S. Department of Education requesting that federally-mandated testing be waived for this academic year.
After Gov. J.B. Pritzker moved the state's legislators to the front of the line for the COVID-19 vaccine, Republican lawmakers who don't otherwise qualify for Phase 1B said they would wait for those who need the vaccine to get it first.
Like many schools across the state, Midwest Central High School is at an impasse between Gov. J.B. Pritzker and the Illinois High School Association (IHSA); leaving the school in the position of having to field the decision over whether to permit fall sports.
Facing revenue losses related to the economic crisis created by restrictions related to COVID-19, the City of Peoria’s elected officials won’t get a new pay raise for the next four years due to a new salary freeze.
Stark County Schools recently took a long break from classes in the hope it will have a positive effect on reducing the recent string of positive COVID-19 cases.
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors recently voted to follow the advice of medical experts in continuing with longstanding plans for the coming basketball season, despite a decree from Gov. J.B. Pritzker that he is firmly against anyone in Illinois playing basketball this season out of fear of COVID-19.
In response to the multiple scandals that have been once again rocking the Illinois General Assembly, members of the state Senate Republican Caucus have offered up for consideration a series of bills intended to begin cleaning the state House – and state Senate – of corruption and misuse of power.
Peoria’s CityLink recently joined in a pledge made by transit agencies across the nation to make their service as safe as possible for passengers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
An Illinois Central College history professor’s assignment for his students requiring them to be critical of President Donald Trump’s personal character has landed him in hot water with the university.
Illinois Leaks is alleging that letters recently sent by the Peoria City-County Public Health Department is an overstep of the department’s powers, and may amount to criminal intimidation.
The East Peoria City Council approved emergency powers recently, allowing Mayor John Kahl to take actions in response to emergency situations without convening the full council.