Gov. JB Pritzker delivered his combined FY 2027 Budget and State of the State Address during a joint session of the Illinois General Assembly Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. The $56 billion dollar budget plan limits new spending, but Pritzker called for several... See more
Lincoln Land Community College has chosen its next president.Curt Oldfield has served as president of Spoon River College for nearly 14 years.An announcement said he oversaw increased retention, expanded workforce development programs and developed strate... See more
Diane Rutledge, who started her career as a teacher and rose to become District 186 superintendent, has died. Rutledge was superintendent from 2002-2007 and then executive director of the Large Unit District Association, an organization that advocates on ... See more
School leaders in the Ball-Chatham district have identified more than 400 projects that need to be address. But it will take additional funding from taxpayers. A referendum on the March 17 ballot is estimated to cost the average homeowner an additional $1... See more
Hank Beatty has been named an Academic All-American, the school announced. He's the first Illini player to accomplish that feat since 2007.
Beatty, a senior, has a 3.87 GPA as a marketing major at the Gies College of Business and led the Illini with 1,123... See more
