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Jacksonville-area school districts were scrambling Monday to figure out whether to...

WENTZVILLE, Missouri (AP) — A young Marine from Missouri was among the 13 U.S. troops...

Trailer fee bill blocked in Springfield $100 hike cut registrations by 150,000 Greg Bishop The Center Square April 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5of5 SPRINGFIELD — Despite broad bipartisan support for measures to reduce the tax Illinois levies on trailers, the legislation has failed to advance. State Rep. Mike Zalewski, D-Riverside, who is the chairman of the House Revenue and Finance Committee, said despite having more than enough cosponsors to pass the measure in the House, he won’t let it out of committee. State Rep. Avery Bourne, R-Raymond, has sponsored House Bill 636 and obtained 62...

Durbin, Duckworth praise $1.9 trillion relief package Illinois will receive about $13.2 billion Dan McCaleb The Center Square March 7, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3of3 WASHINGTON – Illinois’ two U.S. senators, Majority Whip Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, praised Saturday’s passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion relief plan after their Saturday votes. The massive bill passed Saturday on a party-line, 50-49 vote with one Republican absent. “Relief is coming to hardworking families all across Illinois because of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan,” Duckworth said in a j...