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Illinois Policy Institute report: Legislative rules in Illinois give more power to its House speaker than virtually every other state in the nation

Thursday, January 5 by Jc Tinsley

A new Illinois General Assembly will be sworn in next week, but when it comes to legislative business in Springfield the same old rules still apply. A new report released today by the nonpartisan Illinois Policy Institute takes a deep dive into legislative rules in...

A Year of Progress at IDOT in 2016

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Department of Transportation, under the leadership of Governor Bruce Rauner and Secretary Randy Blankenhorn, continued to strengthen the state’s status as the transportation hub of North America in 2016. The progress touched every mode of transportation and included new, innovative approaches to...

National Weather Service: First accumulating snow of the season possible Thursday

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

With Arctic air already in place across the region, an upper-levelstorm system will produce a swath of light snow, as it swingsthrough our region Thursday. The initial band of light snow mayreach the Interstate 64 corridor of southern Illinois just priorto daybreak Thursday, but...

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Indiana State Police K-9, Andy, Dies Overnight after 8 Years of Dedicated Service

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

Indiana State Police at Evansville lost one of their K-9’s last night. Master Trooper Kevin Waters reported his K-9 partner, Andy, died last night after becoming ill. Andy was rushed to his veterinary where he...

Righter: Abortion legislation unaffordable, attacks innocent life

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

State Sen. Dale Righter (R-Mattoon) says legislation that would expand abortion rights in Illinois not only violates federal law and is unaffordable, but is an attack on the sanctity of innocent human life.House Bill 4013, which could...

llinois DCFS Releases Public Service Announcement To Prevent Child Human Trafficking

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

The human trafficking of children for sex in Illinois happens in every small town and big city throughout the state. In 2016, DCFS investigated 143 calls to the hotline for allegations of Human Trafficking. Many of the reports involved children being victimized within blocks...

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Shimkus Takes Oath of Office

Wednesday, January 4 by Jc Tinsley

Congressman John Shimkus (R, Illinois-15) was sworn in today as a Member of the 115th Congress. Left to Right: Congressman John Shimkus, Karen Shimkus, Speaker Paul Ryan (R,...

Gov. Rauner: It’s time to set Illinois on a path for success

Monday, January 2 by Jc Tinsley

The following is an excerpt op-ed by Governor Rauner that ran in the

Reis Talks New Laws Affecting Sportsmen in 2017

Monday, January 2 by Jc Tinsley

State Representative David Reis (R - Willow Hill) issued information on several new laws for 2017 this week. Reis is a member of the Downstate Sportsman’s Caucus and outlined the measures that will go into effect...

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IDPH Releases 4th Illinois Morbidity and Mortality Bulletin

Monday, January 2 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today released the fourth issue of its Illinois Morbidity and Mortality Bulletin (IMMB). The IMMB is IDPH’s primary publication for scientific articles of interest to public health communities and professionals in Illinois. Articles in the IMMB are...

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