BLOOMINGTON, IL – A Red Bud resident has been named the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2024-25 academic year at Illinois Wesleyan University. Bruce Reese is a sophomore majoring in Business. Reese is among 827 students from 31 states and 28 countries named to the fall 2024 Dean’s List. To qualify for […]
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SPRINGFIELD – Illinois State Representative David Friess released the following statement this evening following House Republicans leaving the House Floor in a unified protest: “For weeks, we’ve been in session. For weeks, Democrats have had the power to bring real, meaningful legislation to the floor—bills that could lower taxes, address crime, and ease the
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – State Senator Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago over their immigration sanctuary policies: “This lawsuit is a direct consequence of Governor Pritzker’s dangerous decision to put politics ahead of public safety. Instead
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SPRINGFIELD — In an Illinois Capitol press conference this week, House Republican Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) discussed the impact of the ongoing migrant crisis on the State of Illinois. She demanded greater transparency and accountability from Democratic leaders, calling the current situation something Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson “recklessly invited to our state.”
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SPRINGFIELD – On Wednesday, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 4781, the Kinship in Demand (“KIND”) Act, into law, allowing the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to develop more flexible standards to certify grandparents and other relatives who are able to safely care for youth in DCFS’s care. The bill also
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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – With Illinois facing a $3.2 billion budget deficit, Senate Republicans are once again demanding answers about how much taxpayer money is being spent on programs for non-citizens. At a February 5 Capitol press conference, Illinois Senate Republican Whip Jil Tracy (R-Quincy), Senator Dave Syverson (R-Cherry Valley), and Senator Li Arellano, Jr (R-Dixon)
SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Retail Merchants Association (IRMA) today unveiled the results of a study examining the economic impact of the retail industry in Illinois, which found retail directly contributes more than $112 billion in economic investment annually – more than 10 percent of the state’s total Gross Domestic Product. The analysis, the first of its kind in
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CHICAGO – The State of Illinois announced today it has executed a contract for a new seed-to-sale system for Illinois’ growing medical and adult use cannabis programs. Metrc is a highly-configurable, secure, and scalable system that will modernize Illinois’ evolving cannabis industry and regulatory systems. This includes utilizing RFID tags, computerized tags that allow for easier,
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SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting the 34th “Today’s Challenge, Tomorrow’s Reward” conference Feb. 26 and 27 at the Crowne Plaza in Springfield. Sponsored by IDOT’s Office of Business and Workforce Diversity, the conference provides minority- and women-owned businesses with opportunities to make connections and develop skills to grow and succeed. “With record
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SPRINGFIELD – In a recent Illinois House Republican press conference members met with the media to discuss immigration and the impact on residents throughout the State of Illinois. House Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) said Illinois families deserve transparency and accountability in the face of a migrant crisis that the governor and Chicago mayor Johnson
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