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Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions from reporters during Agriculture Day at the Illinois Capitol on Tuesday, March 24, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
IL State News
5 months ago
Lawmakers advance Pritzker’s cell phone ban, social media regulations

Bill expanding 4-year degrees at community colleges progresses after facing opposition last year.

Lincoln Library - Springfield's Public Library
Local
5 months ago
Local libraries struggle to afford digital content, push for new legislation

“There was a John Grisham book that came out a few years ago that I could, as a private citizen, go on Amazon and buy the electronic copy for $9.99,” Meyer said. “It cost the library $89.99, and we could only check it out 26 times.”

School bus
Local
5 months ago
Teamsters who drive for First Student Inc vote to authorize a strike

Teamsters have voted to authorize a strike if an agreement with First Student Inc. isn’t reached by the end of March.

An aerial view of the March, 2024 fatal school bus crash near Rushville. Photo by Illinois State Police, annotated by National Transportation Safety Board.
Local
5 months ago
NTSB: Use of prescription meds by school bus driver ‘likely’ contributed to 2024 fatal crash near Rushville

Report: Prescription pain meds and fatugue ‘likely’ led to the crash.

Local
5 months ago
Rally for summer pay

A bill would allow school support staff to apply for unemployment.

Board member Sarah Blissett listens as board member Micah Miller makes a point at a school board meeting Feb. 18, 2026.
Local
5 months ago
D-186 board member is frustrated with finance info

Miller: “It’s just bond, bond, bond.”

Grief in children
Local
5 months ago
Children’s Grief Camp in Springfield next month

The camp, hosted by Staab Funeral Home, has been held for more than a decade.

Lindsey Prather, 43, was arrested this week on child sexual abuse-related allegations.
Crime
5 months ago
New Berlin woman pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges

Prather is charged with Child Sexual Abuse Material and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Abuse.

Dathan Powell (center, in green), chair of UIS United Faulty, speaks as the results of a strike authorization vote were made public Thursday, March 19.
Education
5 months ago
UIS faculty: Use of AI also a concern in contract talks

Tenure-track faculty want protections regarding the use of AI.

Education
5 months ago
UIS to offer degree in engineering technology

“The data suggests there is about a 4-to-1 gap in jobs in engineering technology versus graduates in the surrounding four-state region.”

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