New funding allows Girl Scouts to expand mental health outreach in rural western Illinois

QUINCY, Ill — The Girl Scouts of Central Illinois has received a $10,000 grant from Compeer Financial’s Fund for Rural America to expand its mental health outreach efforts in rural western Illinois. The funding will support programming aimed at 350 girls …

203 in Illinois Just Found Out They Will Be Jobless in June

As we get closer to the summer months, an alarming number of people are learning they now have an involuntary career change. That just happened to 203 workers in Illinois that just learned they will be jobless by the end of June. I have had numerous alerts …

Illinois firm scraps tower plans, pitches smaller development on Pie Town site

Gov. Pritzker agrees to testify about Illinois sanctuary policy

Gov. JB Pritzker has agreed to testify before the Republican-led U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on June 12 alongside New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over their states’ immigration policies. Pritzker initially …

Illinois Senate committee approves violent crime reporting proposal

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — The Illinois Senate Criminal Law Committee unanimously supported a bill Tuesday to require law enforcement to submit quarterly reports on the number of homicides and violent crimes in their communities. The legislation calls for …

Pritzker agrees to testify before Congress on Illinois' sanctuary state status

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and two other Democratic governors will testify before Congress next month about their states' sanctuary laws protecting undocumented immigrants. The hearing by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on June 12 …

Pritzker agrees to testify to Congress about Illinois' sanctuary status

Resurfacing of Illinois Route 37 between Salem and Kinmundy to begin Monday, May 12th

Howell Paving Incorporated has announced the start of road construction on Illinois Highway 37, stretching from Monroe Street in Salem north to East Cherry Street in Kinmundy. The project is scheduled to begin on Monday, May 12th, and is expected to …

Illinois manufacturer to open $240M facility in former St. Bernard Soap Co. property

Pritzker invites Canadians to vacation in Illinois

CBS News Chicago Live Gov. JB Pritzker is inviting more Canadians to vacation in Illinois. Pritzker said he can't blame anyone from Canada whose appetite for visiting the U.S. has sourced with the trade war. President Trump imposed a 25% import tariff …