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Swamp Tours: I got this thing…and it’s f’ing golden

By Swamp Tours | Dec 4, 2020

Welcome to Swamp Tours, a new weekly column written by a veteran Springfield observer and insider.

6 Illinois counties post debt-to-income ratio of nearly 3.5-to-1, Federal Reserve reports

By LGIS News Service | Dec 4, 2020

Greene, Kendall, Marshall, Menard, Monroe and Piatt counties posted the highest average household debt-to-income ratios in Illinois during the first quarter of 2020, the Federal Reserve System reported recently.

IHSA shutters winter sports until 2021

By Prairie State Wire reports | Dec 3, 2020

Winter sports in Illinois are effectively on hold until 2021.

Former candidate Curran: ' anyone supporting Jim Durkin needs to go'

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 3, 2020

Going forward, former House candidate Mark Curran wonders how the Illinois Republican Party can win.“Jim Durkin refused to support me against his close friend Dick Durbin for U.S.

Glennon says 'pensions are Illinois' biggest problem' and state must reform or face bankruptcy

By W.J. Kennedy | Dec 3, 2020

It is becoming increasingly clearer that Congress will not be forcing American taxpayers to bailout Illinois’ hemorrhaging public pension systems under cover of a COVID-19 rescue plan as many elected officials had hoped.

Pro-Family Alliance comes out against ‘Culturally Responsive’ teaching amendment

By Kyla Asbury | Dec 2, 2020

The Pro-Family Alliance is coming out decidedly against an amendment that would provide teachers instruction on Critical Race Theory, equity training and other controversial race-related education standards.

‘Culturally Responsive’ teaching amendment would require teachers to adopt ‘progressive’ attitudes in the classroom

By Kyla Asbury | Dec 2, 2020

Critics argue an amendment being proposed by the Illinois State Board of Education would introduce elements such as critical race Theory and Equity training into classrooms across the state.

Dabrowski says he isn't quite ready for Madigan to go, and 'nobody knowns for sure' what the future holds

By Glenn Minnis | Dec 2, 2020

Ted Dabrowski isn’t quite ready to herald the fall of longtime House Speaker Mike Madigan just yet.“Nobody knows for sure,” the Wirepoints president told Chicago City Wire.

Illinois GOP: Pritzker MIA as LaSalle veterans die

By Kyla Asbury | Nov 30, 2020

Twenty percent of veterans at LaSalle Veterans’ Home have died from COVID-19 during November, according to a news release by Illinois GOP.

Data scientist slams mainstream media for not sounding alarm on Covid situation in Illinois

By Prairie State Wire reports | Nov 30, 2020

An independent data scientist and MIT graduate is criticizing mainstream media for ignoring the alarming truth about the Covid infection rate in Illinois.

ICF: Illinois High School Seniors Can Apply Now for 2021 Conservation Achievement Scholarships

By Gani Barrenechea | Nov 29, 2020

Applications are being accepted by the Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) for the 2021 Conservation Achievement Scholarship program.

The Madigan documents get their debut

By Kyla Asbury | Nov 27, 2020

A special investigation committee has released over 200 emails and other documentation as it looks into House Speaker Michael Madigan’s involvement in a ComEd bribery scandal.

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OSFM: Congratulates Manhattan Fire Protection District on ISO Class 1 Rating

By Press release submission | Nov 27, 2020

Illinois now has 26 ISO Class 1 Rated Departments

Illinois invalidated signatures off Kanye West candidate petition at extremely high rate

By Kyla Asbury | Nov 27, 2020

Kanye West was seen as a spoiler candidate.

New Illinois business filings highest in Pope, Pulaski and Menard counties, Census Bureau finds

By LGIS News Service | Nov 27, 2020

Pope, Pulaski and Menard counties posted the highest percentage increases in Illinois business applications last year when compared with 2018, according to data released this month from the Census Bureau’s Business Formation Statistics (BFS).

Breen charges speaker's cancellation of Veto Session is 'about self-preservation'

By Glenn Minnis | Nov 25, 2020

Former Republican state House candidate Peter Breen argues the Illinois House speaker’s latest actions are to be expected.

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IEPA: Announces Virtual Environmental Education Opportunities

By Press release submission | Nov 25, 2020

Poster, Poetry, and Prose Contest and Dive In! Educational Resources Available Online for Elementary and Middle School Students

Don Iii Schrader earns $62,600 during 2019 working for the Illinois Department of Corrections

By Metric Media News Service | Nov 25, 2020

Don Iii Schrader earned $62,600 working for the Illinois Department of Corrections during 2019.

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IDPH: Free COVID-19 Testing Available at State Mobile Testing Sites in Central Illinois

By Press release submission | Nov 23, 2020

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has several mobile testing teams that are dispatched to various locations around the state each week to provide COVID-19 testing.

DCEO: Reminds Local Governments to Submit Eligible Costs for the Local CURE Program