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Parkland College

Champaign County

Parkland to increase tuition rates 4.2 percent

CHAMPAIGN -- The Parkland College Board of Trustees voted to approve an increase of tuition and fees starting with the Summer 2025 term. The board approved an increase of 4.2 percent to both tuition and fees for in-district students. In-district students should expect an increase of $7.50 per credit hour for most of the college's Tier 1 program offerings. Due to the tuition increase, tuition will now be $186 per credit hour. The current tuition rate for all Tier 1 […]

todayFebruary 24, 2025 126

LLCC Lincoln Land Community College engineer

Illinois

LLCC to host Engineer in the Classroom

SPRINGFIELD — “Outlandish machines” designed by area fifth graders will be on display as Lincoln Land Community College hosts the 18th annual Springfield Area Engineer in the Classroom, a Rube Goldberg Showcase, on Saturday, March 1. The event will take place from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 3 p.m. in the Student Union in the lower level of Menard Hall on the LLCC-Springfield campus, 5250 Shepherd Road. There is no admission fee, and the public is invited to attend. This year’s […]

todayFebruary 24, 2025 103

Illinois Pritzker

Capitol News Illinois

Pritzker must address multi-billion-dollar deficit

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — The relative ease of budgeting following the pandemic thanks to federal aid and strong tax revenue surpluses for the state appears to be over. Gov. JB Pritzker will present his seventh budget proposal Wednesday as the state faces a projected $3.2 billion revenue shortfall for fiscal year 2026, which begins July 1. Federal pandemic aid has all been allocated and the economy has slowed, leaving tax revenue projections relatively flat for the coming years. On […]

todayFebruary 17, 2025 114

Dunkin' Decatur

East Central Illinois Region

Second Dunkin’ location to open in Decatur

DECATUR -- The building at 2330 Mount Zion Road in Decatur has had a long history of tenants. First, it was a Wendy’s, then a Hickory River Smokehouse, and soon, it will become the newest Dunkin' location. The Hickory River restaurant closed late last year due to the building owners not renewing their lease with the company. The barbecue restaurant is currently exploring other locations to reopen in Decatur. Local Dunkin' owners, Krishna and Sim Patel, confirmed the opening to […]

todayFebruary 14, 2025 669

Mattoon

Coles County

Mattoon council approves boat dock lease agreement

MATTOON/CHARLESTON -- The cities of Charleston and Mattoon simultaneously held city council meetings last Tuesday. In Mattoon, the City Council unanimously approved a lease agreement with G&H Services for the construction of a boat dock at Lake Mattoon’s marina. The 20-year agreement allows the company to construct a dock with 20 boat slips for the general public to rent boats and to rent to individual boat owners. Under the agreement, the company will be responsible for the construction costs including […]

todayFebruary 13, 2025 176

Emerald Acres

Coles County

Emerald Acres opens to the public

MATTOON -- The long-awaited Emerald Acres officially opened Thursday, Feb. 6, according to a social media post from the developer, Cleveland-based Goodman Real Estate. The nearly $100 million project has been approximately two years in the making. The sports complex will feature eight outdoor baseball and softball fields and eight soccer fields that are currently being constructed. The nearly 140,000-square-foot field house features 16 volleyball courts and eight basketball courts. Inside the field house also features a cafeteria and an […]

todayFebruary 12, 2025 392

Love's

Business & Lifestyle

Love’s Travel Stops to open 20 new stores in 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Love’s Travel Stop and Country Stores plans to expand its footprint across the country in 2025, with 20 new locations, according to a company spokesperson. The company currently operates around 640 locations in 42 states. New locations will be opening in Arizona, Illinois, Ohio and Louisiana. Specific locations have not yet been announced, as the company typically announces the new locations as they open. Love’s currently operates 34 locations across Illinois. Another 50 locations will be remodeled […]

todayFebruary 12, 2025 465

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Adams County

Quincy police blotter: November 2024

QUINCY — The Quincy Police Department has reported the following activity for November 2024, and are as follows: November 1-2 Courtney P. Cookson, 34, Quincy for FTA Possession of Meth and FTA (Pike County) Obstruction of Justice at 200 N. 36th St. 140 Jessica R. Blankenship, 35, Hannibal, Mo., for Speeding at Gardner Expressway and Jackson St. on 10/31/2024. 113 Carrie L. Saxberry, 53, 828 N. 4th for FTA Driving While License Suspended. Lodged 135/112 Amanda L. Jones, 43, 908 S. 24th for […]

todayDecember 29, 2024 814 2

Illinois pension

Capitol News Illinois

State lawmakers consider pension changes

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) — Changes that would make Illinois pension systems compliant with Social Security by improving benefits for government employees hired since 2011 could be on the table when lawmakers return to Springfield in January.   The General Assembly passed legislation in 2010 to create a second tier of state pension benefits in hopes of reducing long-term liabilities. But the latest benefits structure for employees entering the government workforce after 2010, known as Tier 2, has raised concerns about […]

todayDecember 26, 2024 149

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