The Peoria County Board for the Care and Treatment of Persons with a Developmental Disability met Thursday, Sept. 1.

The Illinois Interagency Committee on Pesticides met June 23.

The Peoria County Board of Health met Aug. 15.

The village of Bartonville has issued a notice about the primary election to be held Feb. 28.

While less than half the states that adopted Common Core six years ago plan to administer the tests this school year, a University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh (UW Oshkosh) English professor says it isn't going away because it isn't about education.

The Illinois Department of Children and Family Service (DCFS) Institutional Review Board met July 26.

The Peoria Construction Commission met June 15.

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity Percentage of Income Payment Program(PIPP) Steering Committee met April 8.

Data from the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES), backed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, recently revealed that a dozen of the state's major metropolitan zones saw over-the-year decreases in July unemployment.

The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services Dental Policy Review Committee met April 27.

The board of Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 held a special meeting Wednesday, Sept. 7.

The city of Peoria Zoning Board of Appeals will meet at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8.

The West Peoria Transportation Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8.

The city of Peoria Urban Forestry Advisory Board met Aug. 2.

The Hanna City Village Board met Sept. 6.

The board of Dunlap Community Unit School District 323 met July 26.

The Peoria Urban Forestry Advisory Board met Sept. 6.

Illinois voters, regardless of party affiliation, need to have a stern conversation with their state legislators to revive redistricting after the Illinois Supreme Court decision last week that took free maps off the November ballot, Gov. Bruce Rauner said during a recent interview.

Moody's Investors Service warned Illinois this week that its lack of a budget may lead to more credit downgrades.

An executive who has lived in Illinois almost all of his life says he is being driven out by economy and politics.