Photo provided by Illinois Department for Public Health NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois Department for Public Health (IDPH) issued an announcement that there were six counties in Illinois are at an elevated medium community level risk for COVID as of last Friday. The IDPH has reported over four million total cases and nearly 37,000 deaths in 102 counties in Illinois since the beginning of the pandemic in March of 2020. […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Governor Pritzker visited Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) on April 6 to continue to highlight his higher education plans. In attendance of the event were the Chancellor of SIUE, James Miner, the Mayor of Edwardsville, Art Risavy, attended along with representatives of the State government. Representatives in attendance were Amy Alec from the 111 district, and Katie Stewart from the 112 District, along with Representative J. Hoffman […]
NORMAL, Ill. - State Senator Julie Morrison presented a bill amendment to ban e-cigarettes from public places and it has garnered support from both sides of the aisle, as it passed the state Senate in a 48-5 vote with 6 no votes. Senator Morrison spoke on the need for this ban across the state. “A tobacco epidemic continues in our state,” said Senator Morrison. “We have made great progress, but […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Governor J.B. Pritzker recently visited Heartland Community College to discuss the state's commitment to higher education investments across the state. Governor Pritzker was joined by Lieutenant Governor Stratton, Senator Dave Koehler, Heartland Community College President Keith Cornille, Trustee Rodney Billerbeck II and students who received financial aid from the Illinois MAP grant program. Governor Pritzker announced that his administration and the state government will continue their efforts […]
NORMAL Ill. - Feb. 23 marks the fifth annual Illinois State University Redbirds Give Back Campaign during Redbird Philanthropy Week. The goal behind the event is to allow everyone hailing from ISU, both current student and past, to engage in philanthropy with a cause they identify with. ISU provides a wide range of categories donors can put their funds towards, all the way from Milner Library to the ISU Multicultural […]
NORMAL, Ill. - The Illinois Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS) announced recently that they opened scholarship applications for students in foster care. On average, the department reported it receives over 200 applications each year from all across the state. It also stated that there are four scholarship awards that are reserved for children of veterans. The awards will last for up to five school years, and it can […]
Photo provided by the Illinois Community College Board NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois Community College Board awarded $9 million to community colleges, organizations to help students. Illinois Community College Board is granting more than $9 million to community colleges across Illinois among other organizations in an effort to address educational and career equity. Board Deputy Executive Director Jennifer Foster says that the grants will go towards helping students get a good […]
NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois Corn and soybean production is at an all time high. Data has been showing that the Illinois corn yield is currently at 215 bushels per acre, a large increase of 13 from last year, according to crop statistician Mark Joyner. "If this yield holds to the end of the season, it will be a new record high corn yield for Illinois, surpassing the old record of […]
NORMAL IL. - The state of Illinois has reached a record low in unemployment in 6 years. The most recent data has revealed that unemployment claims have been below $70,000 for 26 weeks. The director of the State Department of Employment Security (IDES) agency Kristen Richards explained that “This in fact is an indication of a strong labor market when unemployment claims or it recorded lows like we've seen here […]
