New Powersports Program and Tuition Freeze at SIC

Friday, January 19 by Jc Tinsley

The Southeastern Illinois College Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Jan. 16 to approve a new career education program and freeze tuition. The board approved a new Powersports Technology certificate program that will cater to students in the region who want to learn more...

Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grants Awarded

Friday, January 19 by Jc Tinsley

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) and the Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) today announced that 21 Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grants have been awarded from the fall 2017 application period. A total of $18,303.58 will be distributed.“The Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant program...

Governor presents plan to correct property-tax system flaw

Friday, January 19 by Jc Tinsley

Gov. Bruce Rauner listened at a south suburban roundtable today as people talked of struggling to hold on to their homes and businesses while paying some of the highest property taxes in the nation, and he vowed systemic change.Lawmakers who gain...

ILLINOIS STATE POLICE REMOVES OVER 1.25 TONS OF ILLEGAL DRUGS FROM ILLINOIS ROADWAYS

Friday, January 19 by Jc Tinsley

Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Leo. P. Schmitz announces that ISP criminal patrol operations were successful during 2017. Criminal patrol operations are aimed at safeguarding the public by increasing highway safety and reducing criminal activity on Illinois Interstate highways. During...

Righter: Road to reclaiming fiscal sanity will be a multi-year process, and ‘Step Two’ is upon us

Friday, January 19 by Jc Tinsley

After two years of gridlock, the Illinois General Assembly passed into law a full-year budget last year that raised taxes and cut spending by nearly $3 billion. That includes $800 million less than what Gov. Rauner originally suggested we spend. Despite claims made to...