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Illinois State Board of Education Assessment and Accountability Technical Advisory Committee will meet June 17-18

Illinois State Board of Education Assessment and Accountability Technical Advisory Committee will meet June 17-18

Illinois State Board of Education Assessment and Accountability Technical Advisory Committee will meet June 17-18. Here is the agenda provided by the committee: Tuesday, June 17, 2025 8:15 Coffee and light breakfast available 8:30 – 8:45 1....

Illinois State Board of Education, State Education Equity Committee will meet June 17

Illinois State Board of Education, State Education Equity Committee will meet June 17

Illinois State Board of Education, State Education Equity Committee will meet June 17. Here is the agenda provided by the committee: https://meet.goto.com/609634829 You can also dial in using your phone. Access Code: 609-634-829 United States: +1...

Illinois Suddenly Under Severe Storm Threat Midweek

Illinois Suddenly Under Severe Storm Threat Midweek

Stop me if you've heard me say this before, but yet again Illinois is included in a risk area that storm forecasters suddenly believe will be impacted by midweek. As of a couple days ago, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center had Missouri in a warned...

Illinois State Board of Education, Performance Evaluation Advisory Council will meet June 18

Illinois State Board of Education, Performance Evaluation Advisory Council will meet June 18

Dr. James D. Anderson, Board Member | University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignDr. James D. Anderson, Board Member | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Illinois State Board of Education, Performance Evaluation Advisory Council will meet June...

Illinois may streamline firearms ID process for low-level gun offenders

Illinois may streamline firearms ID process for low-level gun offenders

On the final day of the spring legislative session, the Democrat-led Illinois General Assembly passed a measure intended to make it easier for people who have been arrested for carrying guns illegally to obtain a state firearm permit so they would...

Belleville residents rank 52nd in total sales taxes paid per muncipality in Illinois for April

Belleville residents rank 52nd in total sales taxes paid per muncipality in Illinois for April

Belleville taxpayers ranked 52nd in total sales taxes paid per municipality in April, according to Illinois tax records.In total, residents paid approximately $1.8 million in sales taxes during that month.Belleville ranked 50th in the Prairie...

Bolingbrook responsible for 13th-highest sales tax revenue per muncipality in Illinois during April

Bolingbrook responsible for 13th-highest sales tax revenue per muncipality in Illinois during April

Bolingbrook taxpayers paid the 13th largest sum in sales taxes per municipality in April, according to Illinois tax records. In total, residents paid just over $4.2 million in sales taxes during that month. Bolingbrook ranked 14th in the Prairie...

Mount Prospect responsible for 12th-highest sales tax revenue per muncipality in Illinois during April

Mount Prospect responsible for 12th-highest sales tax revenue per muncipality in Illinois during April

Mount Prospect taxpayers paid the 12th largest sum in sales taxes per municipality in April, according to Illinois tax records. In total, residents paid just over $4.2 million in sales taxes during that month. Mount Prospect ranked 11th in the...

Annawan FFA member elected first Illinois FFA State Sentinel

Annawan FFA member elected first Illinois FFA State Sentinel

FFA membership voted during the 97th Illinois FFA State Convention to add the sixth office. SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — As a freshman in high school, Paige Sierens saw the impact state FFA officers had on students. In 2024 and 2025, Sierens, a member of...

Potential future Villager watching amenity cap debate from Illinois

Potential future Villager watching amenity cap debate from Illinois

To the Editor: We are hoping that they will vote in favor of the amenity cap as we plan on retiring to that area next month from Illinois and being on a fixed income that would be a great burden lifted off our shoulders by knowing what to budget...

Blaine Wilhour criticizes Illinois governance and immigration headlines

Blaine Wilhour criticizes Illinois governance and immigration headlines

Blaine Wilhour, a notable figure in Illinois politics, recently expressed his views on social media regarding state governance and immigration policies. Through a series of tweets, he criticized the actions of Governor JB Pritzker and the...

Q3: 12 inmates sentenced in Fayette County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

Q3: 12 inmates sentenced in Fayette County to be released from Illinois Department of Corrections

Andrew N. Logsdon Possession of meth/15<100 grams 07/01/2025 Pinckneyville Correctional Center Michael E. York Murder/Strong prob kill/Injure 07/03/2025 Big Muddy River Correctional Center Scott M. Hablutzel Uuw-felon poss/Use weapon/Firearm...

State of the Union: FanDuel, DraftKings to impose Illinois surcharge; Quintenz has his day on Capitol Hill, more

State of the Union: FanDuel, DraftKings to impose Illinois surcharge; Quintenz has his day on Capitol Hill, more

Welcome to iGB's State of the Union, a look at the biggest North American sports betting stories we've covered over the week and briefs on others we found interesting. NCAA releases 2025 March Madness Signify Data Days after a federal judge signed...

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Budget Committee met June 16

Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Budget Committee met June 16

David E. Olson, PhD. - Chair | ICJIA Board | Loyola University ChicagoDavid E. Olson, PhD. - Chair | ICJIA Board | Loyola University Chicago Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority Budget Committee met June 16. Here is the agenda provided...

Can't Wait For Saturday | When Illinois football wins big, Chicago media jumps on board

Can't Wait For Saturday | When Illinois football wins big, Chicago media jumps on board

Sign up for our daily Illini football newsletter here Greetings from "Can't Wait For Saturday," your morning morsel of college football, courtesy of longtime Illini beat writer, AP Top 25 voter and Heisman state rep Bob Asmussen. He'll give you...

Good Morning, Illini Nation: What Illinois wants in a center

Good Morning, Illini Nation: What Illinois wants in a center

To subscribe, click here Sign up for our daily basketball newsletter here Welcome to “Good Morning, Illini Nation,” your daily dose of college basketball news from Illini beat writer and AP Top 25 voter Scott Richey. He’ll offer up insights every...

Q3: Illinois Department of Corrections set to release 1 inmate sentenced in Stark County

Q3: Illinois Department of Corrections set to release 1 inmate sentenced in Stark County

Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov Kimberly M. Jackson VA Chief of Staff | https://department.va.gov There is one inmate sentenced in Stark County set to be released from jail during the third quarter of 2025,...

Faces of fatherhood: From parents-to-be to seasoned pros, Central Illinois dads take on the role with pride

Faces of fatherhood: From parents-to-be to seasoned pros, Central Illinois dads take on the role with pride

PANTAGRAPH STAFF There's no doubt that parenthood has its ups and downs, and with kids growing and changing every day, there's a lot for parents to learn along the way, too. In honor of Father's Day, we quizzed five local dads about what it means...

Illinois' best 15 public golf courses rankings: See what's No. 1

Illinois' best 15 public golf courses rankings: See what's No. 1

What are the best public-access golf courses in the state of Illinois? Trying to narrow the nearly 300 Illinois public-access golf courses into a top 15 is daunting, but that's just what Golfweek, part of the USA TODAY Network just like the...

Illinois Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for June 14, 2025 

Illinois Lottery Powerball, Pick 3 results for June 14, 2025 

The Illinois Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at June 14, 2025, results for each game: Winning Powerball numbers from June 14 drawing 04-06-09-23-59, Powerball: 25, Power Play: 3 Check Powerball payouts...

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