Reps. Hauter and Jacobs bring invaluable expertise to legislature. The only two physicians currently serving in the Illinois House are both Republicans, and they bring forth different areas of expertise…

Every June, the NSC marks National Safety Month by providing educational information on emergency preparedness, slips, trips, and falls, heat-related illness, and hazard recognition. The National Safety Council was founded…

On Friday, Governor JB Pritzker acted to restrict a medicaid-style program to provide health coverage to undocumented immigrants. The program was initially created in 2020 to cover those immigrants 65…

New ‘balanced’ budget includes more tax increases, expiration of election-year tax relief The recent Fiscal Year 2024 State Budget, which takes effect July 1, contains more tax increases, along with…

“Each year on June 20th, National American Eagle Day honors our national symbol, raising awareness for protecting the Bald Eagle. The day also encourages the recovery of their natural environments…

On June 19, 1865, Union troops finally freed enslaved African Americans in Galveston Bay and across Texas some two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation…

From June 16-19, residents are able to fish in Illinois lakes and waterways without purchasing a fishing license, salmon or trout stamp, just in time for the Father’s Day holiday. For…

Biometrics is a term you may have seen, but what does it mean? Biometrics are measurements related to a person’s unique physical characteristics, including but not limited to fingerprints, palmprints,…

Three bills sponsored by Illinois State Representative Amy Elik (111th-Alton) and State Senator Erica Harriss (56th-Glen Carbon) were signed into law by Governor Pritzker. The Metro East lawmakers’ legislation was…

Pritzker signs unbalanced FY24 Illinois State Budget. Last week, Governor JB Pritzker signed the Democrat-crafted budget into law. The more than $50 billion budget is one of the largest spending packages…