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Decision 2018

Proposed law would make it easier for out of state teachers to work in Illinois

SPRINGFIELD (INN) -- The latest proposal to solve Illinois' teacher shortage could have schools, once again, looking across the state line. Illinois schools need teachers. Every fall, school districts say they can't find enough qualified, licensed teachers to fill their classrooms. The Illinois State Board of Education said the 2017-2018 school year started with about 2,000 open teaching positions across the state. Gov. Bruce Rauner, about a year ago, signed a reciprocity law that will cut some of the red […]

todayJanuary 20, 2018 64

Commentary

BERG: It’s the 199th birthday of Illinois! Hey, wait … come back

(Illinois News Network) -- Illinois celebrated its 199th birthday Dec. 3. The eventual Land of Lincoln first became a state in 1818. Back then, nearly all of Illinois’ fertile prairie was left unsettled. But it seems like Springfield is doing its best to return to that remote state, according to new data from the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS data dump Nov. 30 was a crummy birthday gift. But it underscored the biggest policy problem with which state lawmakers must […]

todayDecember 7, 2017 21

Governmental Watchdogs

Rauner appoints Joseph Klinger to be acting director for IEMA

SPRINGFIELD (Heartland Newsfeed) — Gov. Bruce Rauner announced Monday afternoon that he has appointed Joseph G. Klinger as acting director for the state’s Emergency Management Agency. Klinger has worked for the state since 1988 and previously served as IEMA’s assistant director from January 2007 to May 2010, interim director from May 2010 to February 2011, and most recently as deputy director since February 2015. Klinger will succeed James K. Joseph, who has been appointed by the Trump administration as regional […]

todayNovember 13, 2017 48

National

Vice President Mike Pence leaves game when San Francisco 49ers protest during anthem

INDIANAPOLIS (UPI) -- Vice President Mike Pence left Sunday's game between the Indianapolis Colts and San Francisco 49ers because of protests during the national anthem. No Colts players knelt during the anthem prior to the game in Indianapolis but the 49ers had more than 20 players kneeling with their hands over their hearts for the second straight week. The Colts wore black T-shirts with the words "We Will" on the front and "Stand for equality, justice, unity, respect, dialogue, opportunity" on the back for the second […]

todayOctober 8, 2017 45

Business & Lifestyle

Explosion at East Chicago post office injures 1

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (UPI) -- An explosion at an East Chicago, Ind., post office occurred Wednesday night, injuring at least one person, officials said. Fire officials said the explosion might have come from a package and at least two pipe bombs were found on the scene, reported NWI. "Right now the FBI, ATF, all the agencies are here, we're investigating," said East Chicago Fire Department Chief Francisco Mendez, according to NBC Chicago. "I can confirm there was at least one detonation." Two employees […]

todaySeptember 7, 2017 29

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