At a meeting this week, the Sangamon County Road and Bridge Committee discussed the flashing beacons that the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has set up around the county.
With Congress weighing legislation that would bring the minimum wage up to $15 per hour by 2021, Illinois faces job losses as a result of the Pay Workers a Living Wage Act.
While whispers of "strike" continue to be heard among the membership of the state's largest public sector union, the on-and-off negotiations with the governor reveal the power of that union, the president of a nonpartisan public-interest litigation center said in a recent article.
The Illinois General Assembly should be in session every month until lawmakers get the budget right, a state legislator from Leland Grove said in a recent op-ed piece.
At a meeting this week, the University of Illinois at Springfield Campus Senate considered a resolution to amend the university's dual-credit transfer policy.
Michigan continues to outpace Illinois in manufacturing, adding thousands of jobs last summer, while Illinois has lost thousands, according to a recent report released by a Chicago-based think tank.
At a recent meeting, the Sherman Public Library Board reviewed and approved a Circulation Policy.The Sherman Library Board meets at 5 p.m. on the third Wednesday of the month at the library.
The University of Illinois at Springfield's Campus Senate will consider a resolution to create a Dual-Credit Transfer Policy at its next meeting at noon Friday.
Delaware sparked attention recently when its finance secretary, Tom Cook, declared that the state’s unclaimed-property auditing practices and procedures are under review.
The Sangamon County Community Resources Committee will discuss the Coppertree restructuring at its next meeting 5 p.m. today at the County Board Office, 200 S. Ninth St.