Candidate for Johnston City Community Unit School District No. 1 board Tim Scarbrough believes that his years of military service makes him a strong candidate for board member.
Paul Jacobs, the state representative for District 115 and the Republican candidate for Illinois House District 118, recently shared his opinion on the new sex education curriculum for schools statewide.
Inflation is the highest its been in more than 40 years, significantly decreasing the spending power of residents across Illinois. State Rep. Paul Jacobs (R-Pomona) weighed in on the issue and explained what continuing inflation could mean for Illinois families.
Illinois state Sen. Dale Fowler (R-Harrisburg) and the Southern Illinois Chambers of Commerce have postponed Southern Illinois Made Expo due to concerns related to COVID-19.
U.S. Rep Mike Bost (R-Ill.) recently joined with his colleagues on the Congressional Steel Caucus to submit a letter to the House calling for stronger support of Buy American policies.
Illinois State Sen. Terri Bryant (R-Murphysboro) recently denounced Gov. J. B. Pritzker for extending the 30-day emergency declaration and voiced her support for the GOP's proposed People's Independent Maps Act during an interview with Newsradio WJPF.
Approximately $1 million in federal funding has been allocated to help bail out the Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said (D-Ill.).
Honeywell's Metropolis Works facility will reopen, said a Republican lawmaker who supported the news, adding that it would help boost the local economic opportunities in Southern Illinois.
Illinois is currently working on reinstating federal unemployment programs that will benefit approximately450,000 people whose benefits have expired, according to The Southern Illinoisan.