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(Springfield-jm) – The Illinois Department of Public Health is adopting the CDC’s recent guidance on the COVID-19 booster shot. Federal officials are recommending a second dose of the COV...

(Springfield-jm) – A bill banning indoor vaping continues to make progress in the Illinois General Assembly. The measure updates the Smoke Free Illinois Act to ban vapes and e-cigarettes in ind...

Used for exercise, recreation and commuting, electric bicycles are on the rise thanks to companies offering the trendy rides for rental and purchase.

(Springfield-jm) – A proposal in Springfield aims to make voting more accessible for those with visual disabilities. However, some claim the measure could bring unwanted problems to Illinois&#3...

The city of Pine Bluff has a brand new app that allows residents to report city street issues such as potholes.

(The Center Square) – Illinois school officials have made a budgetary request of more than a half billion dollars in additional funding than last year. The Illinois State Board of Education told a Senate Appropriations-...

Sen. Tom Bennett happy with Youth Advisory Council event

(Springfield-jm) – Governor J.B. Pritzker says the state is working to address the issues within the Department of Child and Family Services at an event at Harvard University in Boston this wee...

Illinois State Sen. Tom Bennett (R-Gibson City) recently met with students from his 53rd District to weigh bills as part of his Youth Advisory Council Program.

Task force would review use of edTPA exam