Peoria Standard

Asbell urges residents to comply with COVID-19 restrictions

By Kyla Asbury | Nov 14, 2020

Peoria County Sheriff Brian Asbell is asking residents to comply with COVID-19 restrictions, according to the Peoria Journal Star.

$10,000 award to Quest Charter Academy charter school for remote learning

By Kyla Asbury | Nov 11, 2020

Quest Charter Academy received a $10,000 reward from the Community Foundation of Central Illinois to go toward the school's remote learning needs, according to a Peoria Chamber news release.

Peoria Public Schools students begin their return to the classroom

By Kyla Asbury | Nov 9, 2020

Students in Peoria Public Schools have begun returning to school as part of a blended model this month.

Mayor Kahl: East Peoria will not be enforcing the restrictions

By Kyla Asbury | Nov 2, 2020

East Peoria Mayor John Kahl says the city will not be enforcing Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s business closures, joining several other cities statewide.

As region continues COVID-19 recovery, new Tractor Supply store is set to open in Dwight this fall

By Kyla Asbury | Sep 28, 2020

With ann of the regions across the state still on track to move into Phase 4 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's reopening plan, a new Tractor Supply store is set to open in the village of Dwight and is already making progress on repurposing an old building, according to a post on House Rep. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City)'s website.

Peoria County relocates COVID-19 testing site to Civic Center

By Kyla Asbury | Jun 26, 2020

Peoria County moved its drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Bloomington to the Peoria Civic Center.

Brady says Republicans want safe Illinois reopening plan

By Kyla Asbury | Jun 15, 2020

Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) called for a discussion on safely reopening Illinois during a recent press conference.

Rep. Butler calls for General Assembly to discuss Restore Illinois plans

By Kyla Asbury | May 26, 2020

Republican House Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) wants the General Assembly to have a say in Gov. J.B. Pritzker's Restore Illinois plans, saying that the General Assembly has yet to be heard regarding COVID-19 and plans to reopen the economy.

Rep. Butler disagrees with Pritzker's COVID-19 policies

By Kyla Asbury | May 21, 2020

State Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) is calling for Gov. J.B. Pritzker governor to stop attempting to enforce certain COVID-19 policies.

Rep. Spain calls on Pritzker to work with legislature on reopening Illinois

By Kyla Asbury | May 9, 2020

Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) urged Governor J.B. Pritzker to collaborate with the Illinois General Assembly to create a better plan to reopen the state.

Hammond wants legislature, Pritzker to discuss Illinois' safe reopening

By Kyla Asbury | May 4, 2020

State Rep. Norine Hammond (R-Macomb) believes the Illinois General Assembly and Gov. J.B. Pritzker need to have a discussion regarding safely and responsibly reopening the state.

Brady says budget needs fiscal discipline

By Kyla Asbury | Mar 28, 2020

State Sen. Bill Brady (R-Bloomington) disagrees with Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed tax increase to balance the state's budget.

From Prairie State Wire

Republican lawmakers disappointed in governor's budget proposal

By Kyla Asbury | 4 years ago

Illinois Republicans were disappointed after hearing Gov. J.B. Pritzker's budget proposal last week

Rep. Butler calls for transparency at AVR oversight hearing

By Kyla Asbury | Feb 16, 2020

Illinois state Rep. Tim Butler (R-Springfield) told a panel of state agencies that transparency, full cooperation and a sense of urgency were key to fixing a recently reported issue with the state's automatic voter registration (AVR) system that allowed 574 non-citizens to be registered to vote in 2018.

From Illinois Valley Times

Rep. Spain commends Secretary of State's Office for addressing AVR issues

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

Illinois state Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) told a panel of state officials during a House Executive Committee hearing on the state's automatic voter registration (AVR) that he believed they were headed toward correcting the recent issues that have allowed hundreds of ineligible voters to become automatically registered.

From Prairie State Wire

House hears testimony from panel about automatic-voting issues

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

The Illinois House Executive Committee recently heard testimony from two organizations during a hearing about the state's automatic voter registration (AVR) program, which is currently under fire for a series of glitches that have resulted in hundreds of non-citizens and underage individuals being put into the system.

From Rockford Sun

Rep. Sosnowski questions elections board about AVR mishaps

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

Illinois House Rep. Joe Sosnowski (R-Rockford) had some questions for the Illinois State Board of Elections (BOE) during a recent House Executive Committee hearing regarding a series of recently disclosed glitches in the state's automatic voter registration (AVR) program.

From Prairie State Wire

Bipartisan group of lawmakers, fair-mapping advocates speak out against gerrymandering

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

A bipartisan group of legislators and policy watchdogs met Thursday to discuss their commitment to bringing fair district mapping to state and local politics throughout Illinois.

From Prairie State Wire

Republican leaders would have liked more from Pritzker's speech, but will run with 'spirit of collaboration'

By Kyla Asbury | 5 years ago

While House and Senate Republicans were critical of many aspects of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's State of the State address on Wednesday, most remain hopeful that he was sincere about bringing about a spirit of bipartisan collaboration.

Ethics reform should be Illinois' most pressing issue right now, Rep. Spain says

By Kyla Asbury | Nov 21, 2019

Illinois state Rep. Ryan Spain (R-Peoria) wants ethics reform to be at the forefront of legislators' minds during the next session in Springfield.