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Illinois Department of Children and Family Services reviews child welfare employee licensure

By Wadi Reformado | Sep 14, 2016

Illinois Department of Children and Family Services reviews child welfare employee licensure at its meeting earlier this week.

Batavia Public School District No. 101 Board tours schools

By Wadi Reformado | Sep 14, 2016

Batavia Public School District No. 101 Board tours schools during its meeting this morning.

Eldorado Community Unit No. 4 School District Board to discuss preliminary 2016-17 budget

By Wadi Reformado | Sep 14, 2016

Eldorado Community Unit No. 4 School District Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15.

Metropolis City Council to vote on 2016-17 appropriation ordinance

By Wadi Reformado | Sep 13, 2016

Metropolis City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 22.

Benton City Council reviews employee insurance plan

By Wadi Reformado | Sep 13, 2016

Benton City Council reviews employee insurance plan at Monday's meeting.

Freeburg Electric Committee to discuss South Loop extension

By Wadi Reformado | Sep 13, 2016

Freeburg Electric Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14.

Massac County Community Unit School District No. 1 Board to hear update on district finances

By Wadi Reformado | Sep 13, 2016

Massac County Community Unit School District No. 1 Board of Education will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, Sept. 19.

Grayville City Council to consider amendment to zoning code

By Wadi Reformado | Sep 12, 2016

Grayville City Council will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 12.

Frankfort Park District Board to hear building and grounds report

By Wadi Reformado | Sep 12, 2016

Frankfort Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13.

Harrisburg Public Library District Board to hear various committee reports

By Wadi Reformado | Sep 12, 2016

Harrisburg Public Library District Board will meet at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13.

Harrisburg's Fowler seeks level playing field for Illinois education

By Ruth de Jauregui | Sep 12, 2016

Harrisburg's Dale Fowler, the Republican candidate for state Senate in District 59, spoke up on education and education funding recently.

State House candidate Kasiar stands up for coal industry

By Ruth de Jauregui | Sep 12, 2016

Eldorado's Jason Kasiar, the Republican candidate for state House in District 118, released his plan to re-energize the downstate coal industry last week, adding a few words about his opponent, state Rep. Brandon Phelps (D-Harrisburg), before presenting his plan.

Salukis fall short against Owls, prepare for Southeast Missouri

By Brent Zell | Sep 10, 2016

Southern Illinois came up just short of a win on the gridiron in its season opener when the Salukis lost to Florida Atlantic 38-30 on Saturday in Boca Raton, Florida.

Illinois Department on Aging promotes healthy aging month

By Carol Ostrow | Sep 10, 2016

With an ever-increasing population of older adults in the Prairie State — mirroring a national trend — the Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) encourages residents to stay well and to be responsible for their health.

Confusion follows shuttering of Illinois health insurance co-op

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 9, 2016

Policy holders who bought from an insurance co-op in Illinois remain upset and confused about the future of their care more than a month after the debt-laden company was ordered to close by insurance regulators.

Latest round of John Deere layoffs unfortunate but not surprising, conservative think tank associate says

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 9, 2016

Manufacturing workers in Illinois suffered yet another blow this week when a major machinery manufacturer announced the layoffs of hundreds of workers in Illinois, an associate for a Chicago-based conservative think tank said in a recent article.

Amid talk of strike, rhetoric between AFSCME, state officials heats up

By LocalLabs News Service | Sep 9, 2016

While whispers of "strike" continue to be heard among the membership of the state's largest public sector union, the on-and-off negotiations with the governor reveal the power of that union, the president of a nonpartisan public-interest litigation center said.