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SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill that will make it easier for members of 4H and FFA to participate in the Illinois State Fair without fear it’ll affect their school work. The bill, House Bill 3814, will allow FFA and 4H students to be excused from school for such events. The […]

LEWISBURG — Lewisburg Area School Board Director Virginia Zimmerman submitted her resignation at Thursday nights public meeting.

(The Center Square) – Illinois’ moratorium on new nuclear power plant construction will stay in place for now after Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoed a bill that would have lifted the

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) - Governor JB Pritzker vetoed the following legislation Friday:

(The Center Square) – Illinois’ moratorium on new nuclear power plant construction will stay in place for now after Gov. J.B. Pritzker vetoed a bill that would have lifted the ban. The legislation would have invalidated...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — A new Illinois law seeks to strengthen legislation targeting the sexual grooming of students. The law is the second piece of Faith’s Law, which established the definition of sexual misconduct within the School Code for the first time in 2021, according to The Center Square. The second piece of legislation closes […]

Governor Pritzker recently signed into law Public Act 103-0311 (previously HB 2447), which amends two key provisions in the Open Meetings Act (“OMA”) effective as of July 28, 2023.

New Illinois law closes loophole to prevent sexual grooming of students

(The Center Square) – A new Illinois law fortifies existing legislation aimed at preventing the sexual grooming of students by teachers and staff.

(The Center Square) – A new Illinois law fortifies existing legislation aimed at preventing the sexual grooming of students by teachers and staff. The law is named after Illinois resident Faith Colson. Colson was sexual...