Public visitation set for Naperville’s longest-serving mayor September 6, 2018 11:37 am|NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) – A public visitation will be held this weekend for former Naperville Mayor George Pradel,…
Chicago-area Head Start programs getting $3 million July 13, 2018 12:49 pm|EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – Programs that help babies and young children and their low-income families in suburban Chicago…
Illinois to get $16M in federal money for community service July 6, 2018 11:38 am|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Sixteen community service programs in Illinois will receive more than $16 million dollars in…
VA gives Illinois $4.1M to improve Quincy veterans home June 28, 2018 11:45 am|QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – Illinois is receiving $4.1 million in federal funds for renovations at a veterans’ home…
Officials: Illinois prison to open next year June 11, 2018 11:27 am|THOMSON, Ill. (AP) – A Bureau of Prisons official says a prison in northwestern Illinois will be completely…
Duckworth promises to work for federal aid for veterans home February 21, 2018 1:13 pm|QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she will help get federal money to tackle Legionella…
Funding, indifference impede Pullman restoration as monument February 20, 2018 12:59 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — It has been nearly three years since former President Barack Obama designated part of Chicago’s…
Illinois to get $1.7M from federal for anti-poverty programs February 14, 2018 12:44 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will get $1.7 million in federal grants for six anti-poverty programs.
US Sen. Tammy Duckworth is pregnant, to give birth in spring January 24, 2018 12:41 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois Sen. Tammy Duckworth has announced that she’s pregnant with her second child. She will be…
4 central Illinois housing agencies get $418K from US January 15, 2018 12:40 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Four central Illinois communities will share more than $400,000 in federal housing money to…
Illinois health centers receive $6 million in federal grants December 6, 2017 12:01 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Four Illinois community health centers are receiving a combined $6 million in federal grants.
3 housing authorities in Illinois to share $700,000 November 29, 2017 1:10 pm|WHEATON, Ill. (AP) — Three housing authority groups in Illinois are getting more than $700,000 to expand affordable…
Peoria airport to get nearly $2M grant for runway lights October 9, 2017 11:31 am|PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — The airport in Peoria is set to receive nearly $2 million in federal money…
Head Start and Early Head Start programs sharing $42 million September 30, 2017 12:25 pm|WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start and Early Head Start programs in the Chicago area are getting more than…
Illinois receives $110M in emergency preparedness grants September 22, 2017 11:59 am|CHICAGO (AP) — Illinois is receiving more than $110 million in federal grants to help prevent and respond…
DuPage getting $390,000 to fight opioid epidemic September 21, 2017 12:36 pm|WASHINGTON (AP) — A suburban Chicago health department is getting $390,000 from the federal government to help train…
Quad City airport using $3.3M from US to replace lighting September 20, 2017 12:08 pm|MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Quad City International Airport is receiving nearly $3.3 million in federal funds to replace…
Illinois fire departments to receive $2.7M in federal grants July 21, 2017 12:47 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Fire departments across Illinois are receiving nearly $2.7 million in federal grants to help pay for…
Community health centers around Illinois getting $24 million July 18, 2017 12:11 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Community health centers throughout Illinois are getting more than $24.5 million from the federal government.
Illinois agencies get $2M for elderly, disabled housing July 16, 2017 3:22 pm|CHICAGO (AP) — Agencies across Illinois are receiving more than $2 million in federal grants to help seniors, people…