Education On March 13, Governor Pritzker ordered that all K-12 schools (both public and private) close from March 17 through at least March 30. The

Illinois lawmakers received an update March 5 on the status of Coronavirus (COVID-19) from state Public Health officials who are encouraging the public to help

FFA students and agricultural advocates from throughout Illinois descended on the Capitol for Illinois Agriculture Legislative Day (IALD) on March 3.   As part of

State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Vandalia) continued his calls for a balanced budget during the week, seeking to ensure that K-12 education funding is not held

Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled his budget proposal in an address before the General Assembly on Feb. 19, seeking $1.6 billion in new spending which relies

State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Vandalia) voiced his concerns after Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker unveiled his budget proposal on Feb. 19. Sen. Plummer was highly critical

This week, State Senator Jason Plummer (R-Vandalia) is continuing his push for independence in the legislative map-drawing process. Sen. Plummer has signed on as a

In addition to filling in college basketball brackets, Illinoisans can pick winners for another March tournament that will determine the “coolest thing made in Illinois.”

Tax season has begun as federal and state W-2 forms arrive in the mail, but according to the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR), thousands of

On Jan. 5, it was announced that $50 million in funding is being released for the first round of matching grants of Illinois’ $420 million