Cuts to WIU go deep, involving both Macomb and Quad Cities campuses. Here’s what we know
About 90 more job cuts on top of 35 already made, along with additional cost-cutting measures
Amtrak ‘Carl Sandburg’ route to return to normal Saturday
Chicago to Quincy Amtrak routes, which stop in Galesburg, affected for last two weeks
Training helps better serve LGBTQ+ community
Springfield’s AgeLinc – the Area Agency on Aging serving central Illinois – is hosting a specialized training for other organizations to help protect older adults from harassment and attacks. OUTSafe is a program geared toward raising awareness
‘Worker Freedom of Speech Act’ hit with lawsuit
A little more than a week after Pritzker signed a new law aimed at curtailing “captive audience” meetings – a strategy sometimes employed by businesses to dissuade workers from forming a union – a libertarian group filed
With new federal waiver, Illinois expanding Medicaid to nonmedical services
Government-funded health program will cover ‘social determinants of health’
Pritzker calls on Sangamon County sheriff to resign
SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker has amplified calls this week for Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell to resign. Campbell is facing sharp criticism in the murder investigation of Sonya Massey, who died in her home after being
Illinois retailers, communities suffer from shoplifting and robbery spikes
Business owners and taxpayers are paying a big price for retail theft. According to CWBChicago, shoplifting reports have soared 45% this year, making 2024 the worst year for retail theft in the city since at least 2003.
Illinois expanding the Film Production Services Tax Credit
The state of Illinois is going all-in in their efforts to attract film production. Gov. J.B. Pritzker recently signed a measure into law that expands the Film Production Services Tax Credit to include talk shows, contests and
Po Boy BBQ near Galesburg: ‘Cooked low and slow with a lot of sweetness’
New restaurant features Kansas City style barbecue “with a Texas twist.”
Knox County property transfers for Aug. 1-6, 2024. See a list of home and other sales
A list of home and other property sales recorded in Knox County over the past week