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Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Human Rights Authority Metro-East Region met April 10

By Philip Gonzales | Apr 11, 2025

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Human Rights Authority Metro-East Region met Thursday, April 10

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Human Rights Authority, South Suburban Region met April 9

By Philip Gonzales | Apr 11, 2025

Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission, Human Rights Authority, South Suburban Region met Wednesday, April 9.

Illinois Mental Health Planning & Advisory Council Development Committee met April 9

By Philip Gonzales | Apr 11, 2025

Illinois Mental Health Planning & Advisory Council Development Committee met Wednesday, April 9.

Illinois Department of Human Services Illinois Interagency Council on Early Intervention met April 10

By Philip Gonzales | Apr 11, 2025

Illinois Department of Human Services Illinois Interagency Council on Early Intervention met Thursday, April 10.

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Welfare Employee Licensure Board met March 10

By Philip Gonzales | Apr 11, 2025

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services Child Welfare Employee Licensure Board met Monday, March 10.

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Community-Based Corrections Task Force met March 10

By Philip Gonzales | Apr 11, 2025

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, Community-Based Corrections Task Force met Monday, March 10.

Illinois' combined tax revenues down 14.1% from Q2 to Q3 2024

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

Illinois collected $16.8 billion in combined tax revenues during the third quarter of 2024.

Eleazer Esparza, 67, Dies Peacefully

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

Eleazer Esparza passed away on April 9. Below is the obituary.

Mario Eduardo Enciso Jr., 27, Passes Away

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

Mario Eduardo Enciso passed away on April 9. Below is the obituary.

Gerry Ann Krull, 69, Educator and Beloved Mother, Remembered

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

Gerry Ann Krull passed away on April 9. Below is the obituary.

Kathleen M. Brown, Remembered as Loving Wife, Mother, and Grandmother

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

Kathleen M. Brown passed away on April 9. Below is the obituary.

Daniel Robert Williamson, 35, Mourned by Family and Friends

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

Daniel Robert Williamson passed away on April 9. Below is the obituary.

Tony Suchorabski, 44, Remembered for Devotion to Family and Skills as Carpenter

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

Tony F. Suchorabski passed away on April 9. Below is the obituary.

Illinois honors vital contributions of telecommunicators during recognition week

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal (OSFM) and the Illinois State Police (ISP) are recognizing the contributions of telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

ISBE sets agenda for Springfield meeting on April 16

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is set to convene for its regular business meeting on April 16 at 9 a.m. in Springfield.

Illinois celebrates 60 years of Medicaid's impact and challenges ahead

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

As Medicaid enters its 60th year, the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) marks this anniversary by highlighting the program's contribution to healthcare coverage and its foundational role in the state's healthcare system.

River closure announced by IDNR due to flooding risks

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

A section of the Little Wabash River located in southern Illinois has been closed to boaters due to flooding concerns, according to an announcement from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR).

Chronic wasting disease spreads to additional counties in Illinois

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 11, 2025

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been identified in Putnam, Marshall, Adams, and Peoria counties in Illinois, marking a geographic extension of the disease's presence in free-ranging deer populations in the state, as announced by the Illinois...

Q3 2024: Illinois' combined tax revenues down 14.1% since Q2 2024

By Prairie State Wire | Apr 10, 2025

Illinois collected $16.8 billion in total tax revenues during the third quarter of 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s Quarterly Summary of State and Local Taxes.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Costa Howard accused of misrepresenting death threat over Homeschool Act: ‘She’s trying to make Illinois homeschool families look bad’

By DuPage Policy Journal Reports | 10 days ago

State Rep. Terra Costa Howard (D-Glen Ellyn) is facing accusations of misrepresenting a death threat she received as tensions rise over her proposed homeschool legislation, House Bill 2827.