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Lake Land College

East Central Illinois Region

Lake Land announces full-time President’s List

MATTOON -- Lake Land College recently announced that more than 600 full-time students earned academic honors for the fall 2021 semester. Students must have completed at least 12 credit hours in courses numbered 040 or higher per semester. This does not include classes taken in the summer interim term. President's List honors go to students finishing the term with a GPA of 3.8 to 4.0. In determining the GPA, an "A" grade is four points, a “B” is three points, […]

todayMarch 15, 2022 50

sky sunset field sunrise Pana soccer

East Central Illinois Region

Registration closing soon for Pana Soccer League

PANA -- The Pana Soccer League is set to begin its 2022 season. Registration is underway, but will soon be closing. While registration was set to conclude this past Thursday, Feb. 10, the board opted to extend registration until Friday, Mar. 18. Practice sessions will begin on the week of March 21 with games starting on Saturday, Apr. 2. The league's board of directors for 2022 comprises of president Matt Kessler, vice president Will Perkins, secretary Nicole Bonn, treasurer Erica […]

todayMarch 13, 2022 41

Illinois Mendoza

Capitol News Illinois

Mendoza urges automatic payments into ‘rainy day fund’

State’s financial cushion was exhausted during budget impasse

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is pushing legislation that would require the state to make automatic deposits into its so-called “rainy day fund” whenever certain financial conditions are met. Officially known as the Budget Stabilization Fund, it was created in 2001 as a reserve so the state could pay its bills in a timely manner, especially during regular months of the year when revenues are lower than other months. The goal was to maintain a reserve […]

todayMarch 13, 2022 32

Illinois food

Chicagoland Region

Public leadership program aims to bring sustainable food system to Illinois

CHICAGO (INC/PNS) -- From farm to table, a public leadership program is working to bring more sustainable food systems to the greater Chicago area in Illinois. The HEAL Food Alliance's School of Public Leadership (SoPL) is helping warehouse workers and urban farmers to build inclusive, worker-focused food systems. Felix Ortiz, community health navigator at the Joliet-based Warehouse Workers for Justice, is a member of the program's newest cohort. He additionally said the initiative helps his organization develop new tactics to advocate for better conditions […]

todayMarch 7, 2022 62

Illinois DCFS

Capitol News Illinois

DCFS Director comes under fire for child deaths, improper placements

Cook County judge finds him in contempt for sixth time

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) -- A Cook County judge this week found the director of the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services in contempt for the fifth and sixth time this year for housing two girls in locked psychiatric facilities unnecessarily. Director Marc Smith faced four previous contempt citations for failing to place children in proper homes in violation of court orders. Each of the six contempt citations included a $1,000-per-day fine for Smith. After being found in contempt, […]

todayMarch 4, 2022 17

Baby Sophia Davis

Capitol News Illinois

Baby dies amid child abuse allegations

Mother said DCFS failed to intervene

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Sophia Faye Davis loved to eat noodles. She slept with a stuffed hippo that made soothing sounds and reflected stars on her ceiling. She sang and danced as she pounded on the keys of her toy piano. These are the memories of her only child that Cassy Needham clings to – not the final month of Sophia’s life that was filled with child abuse allegations, failed investigations, and ignored pleas for help that ended with […]

todayMarch 4, 2022 19

Illinois mask mandates

Illinois

Illinois mask mandates ending for most Monday

Some mandate exceptions include public transportation, healthcare and congregational settings

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – For most of the past two years during the COVID-19 pandemic, Illinois residents have been mandated to wear masks indoors per Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s executive orders. That ends Monday. Earlier this month, Pritzker announced Feb. 28 will be the end of his statewide mandate for people to wear masks indoors in most settings, regardless of whether they’re healthy or not. He’s embroiled in a court battle over his mandates on schools where he insists he […]

todayFebruary 25, 2022 16

Leitheiser property fraud protection

East Central Illinois Region

Leitheiser reminds landowners of fraud alert service

HILLSBORO -- Recent instances of property fraud are prompting Montgomery Clerk Sandy Leitheiser to take action. Leitheiser is reminding landowners of a free service from her office. This service notifies those who register via phone or email if there's a land document registration within the county in their name. She referenced a story from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, where a St. Louis woman would enter a plea agreement earlier this month. In summary, the offense was for using a quit-claim […]

todayFebruary 24, 2022 11

Illinois Restaurant Association Sam Toia

Illinois

Illinois restaurant group opposes minimum wage hike

Proposed legislation would allow hospitality workers to be paid minimum wage in addition to tips

SPRINGFIELD (The Center Square) – If a new bill becomes law, Illinois workers who get tips will receive the state’s minimum wage in addition to their tip money. State Rep. Camille Lilly (D-Chicago) has introduced House Bill 5139, which would allow servers and bartenders to receive the state’s minimum wage starting in 2025 in addition to their tips. “This is the beginning of addressing poverty for each and every worker across the state of Illinois,” Lilly said at a press conference introducing […]

todayFebruary 24, 2022 17

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