Secretary of State announces plan to handle long lines at driver services facilities
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Secretary of State's Office is bracing for an onslaught of people heading driver services facilities due to the COVID-19...
Will County to Require Masks at County Buildings
WILL COUNTY – Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant is announcing new protocols around face coverings at Will County Buildings. Starting Monday, August 2, the...
Two steps forward, one step back for soil health in the Kankakee River watershed in Illinois and Indiana
Farmers in the Kankakee River watershed, which spans across northern Indiana and Illinois, have made progress in some soil health practices but not others....
New law aims to expand affordable housing through $75 million investment, tax credits
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday signed a measure aimed at increasing affordable housing investment in Illinois, as well as a measure expanding...
New Joyce law makes residents’ voices heard on neighborhood school closures
PARK FOREST – After hearing from residents who felt helpless when Rich East High School closed their doors in 2020, State Senator Patrick Joyce (D-Essex)...
Report advises Illinois, others to use opioid settlement funds to fight addiction
(The Center Square) – Illinois is part of a $26 billion settlement with several companies over their role in the opioid epidemic, and a...
