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Moody’s upgrades Illinois credit rating

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – Illinois received its first credit rating upgrade in 23 years on Tuesday when Moody’s Investors Services raised the state’s rating one notch, citing “material improvement in the state’s finances.” Although the upgrade still leaves Illinois bonds rated just two notches above so-called “junk” status, Gov. JB Pritzker said it marked a turning point for the state, and he credited the General Assembly and members of his own administration for bringing greater fiscal discipline to the […]

June 29, 2021 57

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Illinois economy surges in first quarter

SPRINGFIELD (Capitol News Illinois) – The Illinois economy showed strong signs of recovery during the first quarter of 2021 as businesses continued to reopen from the pandemic and direct government payments flowed to businesses and individual consumers. Data released last week from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis showed the state’s economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4 percent during the quarter as its gross domestic product – the market value of all goods and services produced by labor […]

June 29, 2021 15

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HIV prevention experts urge regular testing

CHICAGO (Public News Service) -- This Sunday is National HIV Testing Day, when people are urged to find out their HIV status and work to end the stigma around HIV and AIDS. Jim Pickett, senior director of prevention advocacy and gay men's health for the AIDS Foundation of Chicago, said it's important for people to know testing can be done quickly, within a half-hour or less. He pointed out for those who test negative, there's the option to take a prescription […]

June 25, 2021 135

Illinois

Illinois child well-being improved in past decade, although disparities remain

SPRINGFIELD (Public News Service) -- Child well-being in Illinois was looking up in 2019 compared with 2010, but advocates say the full impact of COVID-19 is yet to be seen and has highlighted the need for strong supports. The Annie E. Casey Foundation Kids Count Data Book shows 16% of Illinois children were living in poverty prior to the pandemic, down from 2010, and just 4% of children lacked health insurance. But in the last year and a half, many more households […]

June 22, 2021 96

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Groups urge training, mentoring programs over youth incarceration

EVANSTON, Ill. (Public News Service) -- Juvenile-justice reform groups say helping young people with work and life-skills training reduces recidivism more effectively than incarceration, and they cite an Illinois program as an example. Curt's Cafe, with locations in Evanston and Highland Park, also connects youth living in at-risk situations with other support services and has received a grant to expand its training curriculum. 'Incarceration is the wrong way to change teens' behavior' Jennifer Vollen-Katz, executive director of the John Howard Association of […]

June 21, 2021 119

Business & Lifestyle

New ownership looks to expand Great Western

“The more things change, the more they stay the same.” That quote is more than valid for Great Western Products in rural Assumption, who has built a 25-plus year tradition in Christian County. “A lot of folks do not realize that we are there,” stated Rocky Franklin, the company’s vice president, from their corporate office in Hollywood, AL. “It just looks like we’re an extension of the property in front of us.” A quick rundown of what Great Western does […]

June 16, 2021 290

East Central Illinois Region

Coalton receives updates on EJ Water project in June meeting

Prior to the monthly meeting of the Coalton village board on Wednesday, June 9, members of the board stood outside the village hall where the “cake” for Montgomery County’s bicentennial celebration stood. Once the meeting began, there was limited business for the board to discuss. Update on EJ Water Cooperative project Most of the meeting was dedicated to updates related to the EJ Water Cooperative project, which was having some slight procedural hiccups. There are some final business items that […]

June 16, 2021 74

Illinois

Brown to retire after 31 years

DECATUR -- Following speculation of a potential appeal of a recent court decision, it appears that current Macon County Sheriff Tony Brown has something in mind: retirement from public service in law enforcement. This bombshell came forth during a press conference on Friday, June 4 at the Macon County Law Enforcement Center in Decatur, with legal counsel Chris Sherer present, in which he had also announced that he will not appeal the court decision recently ordered by Champaign County Circuit […]

June 9, 2021 77

Decision 2018

Root declared winner of Macon sheriff’s race

A recent court decision from a Champaign County judge declares Republican candidate Jim Root the victor in the 2018 race for Macon County sheriff. However, it appears that seeing an end to litigation over the election is far from over. Current sheriff Tony Brown stated over the weekend that he plans to appeal the order made by Champaign County Circuit Court Judge Anna M. Benjamin on Friday, May 28. The order declared that Root won the race by 16 votes, […]

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