Committees look to address state’s mental health care needs
By GRACE BARBIC & RAYMON TRONCOSO
SPRINGFIELD — Committees dealing with mental health and addiction met in both the Illinois House and Senate Friday to...
Children’s museums remain closed under state COVID-19 restrictions
(The Center Square) – A bipartisan group of lawmakers is asking Gov. J.B. Pritzker to reevaluate how children’s museums are allowed to operate in...
Illinois vaccination sites to branch out to rural areas
By Kevin Bessler | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Small towns in downstate Illinois will soon have more access to a COVID-19 vaccine.
Gov. J.B....
Biden signs $1.9 trillion stimulus bill into law
By Derek Draplin | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law a $1.9 trillion stimulus bill that includes...
One year into pandemic, Pritzker ‘cautiously optimistic’ about large-scale events
SPRINGFIELD – One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday announced a new initiative focusing on vaccine access for rural parts...
Illinois’ U.S. senators praise passage of $1.9 trillion relief package
By Dan McCaleb | The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Illinois' two U.S. senators, Majority Whip Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, praised Saturday's passage of...
