Month: March 2023

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Capt. Drew Weaver receives bronze Polish Armed Forces Medal

MARSEILLES, Illinois – Polish Army Col. Edward Chyla, the Commander of the Polish Territorial Defense Force Training Center, presented the bronze Polish Armed Forces Medal to a Jackson County emergency management technician, an Illinois State Trooper from Mahomet, an East Dundee electric worker, and a readiness noncommissioned officer from Tinley Park on March 25 at the Illinois Army […]

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2023 Election Guide: SVPWD Candidates

Brian Chester, Richard Eardley, Tom Johnson, Steve Moberley, Constance Musik, Mark Reifsteck and Cameron Wygant are the 2023 candidates for the Sangamon Valley Public Water District Board. Election day is April 4, but early voting sites across Champaign County are already open. We reached out to all candidates, on Facebook, […]

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Lawmakers approve kindergarten reform, plan to address childhood literacy

By ANDREW ADAMSCapitol News Illinoisaadams@capitolnewsillinois.com CHICAGO – Lawmakers are looking at several ways to improve learning outcomes and access for young students in Illinois. On Thursday, members of the House of Representatives approved a proposal that would require school boards in Illinois to provide full-day kindergarten starting with the 2027-2028 […]