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American Red Cross Central and Southern Illinois Region Supporting Hurricane Relief Efforts
The American Red Cross continues the massive relief effort to provide safe shelter, food and comfort to thousands of people affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The Red Cross is part of a large team of agencies and organizations responding to provide help...
Governor, Lt. Governor offices announce new consolidated policy organization
A new team of experts has been assembled in the Rauner-Sanguinetti Administration to focus on issue areas key to state policy development.The new policy teams – in economics, health and social services, criminal justice, and infrastructure and regulation – will integrate...
Illinois job growth stuck in neutral
The Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) announced today that the unemployment rate increased +0.2 percentage points to 5.0 percent in August and nonfarm payrolls decreased by -3,700 jobs over-the-month, based on preliminary data provided by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and...
Department of Revenue Waives IFTA/MFUT Requirements Due to Hurricane Irma
The Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR), pursuant to
CRASH FATALITIES DROP 78 PERCENT OVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND
Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Leo P. Schmitz announces fatal traffic crashes dropped from 19 in 2016, to 5 in 2017; and fatalities dropped from 23 in 2016, to 5 in 2017.Over the Labor Day holiday weekend, the...
Jesse White Urges Student Readers to Enter “Letters About Literature” Competition
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White is urging students in grades 4 through 12 to enter the 2018 “Letters About Literature” contest — a national reading and writing competition.“Letters About Literature” invites students to read a book, poem or play of their...
Pre-K Screening to be held at SIC September 26
Wabash Ohio Valley Special Education District will be conducting free Pre-Kindergarten screenings on Tuesday, Sept. 26, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. outside of Southeastern Illinois College’s Melba Patton Library.
WVC Offers Travel Adventure Class on Illinois French Creole Corridor & The Illinois French Language
Wabash Valley College is pleased to announce that a most interesting and unique class is being offered again for Fall Semester, “Illinois French and the Creole Corridor Experience.”Explore the beginnings of our Midwestern region through the folklore, songs, and language of the original settlers...
