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Southern Thirty Adolescent Center is in rural Jefferson County. For nearly five months, it was home to a 13-year-old boy who was not moved out of the facility despite court orders and DCFS’ own recommendation to place the child in a therapeutic foster home. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Beth Hundsdorfer)
Sheriff Responded to DCFS Emergency Shelter 161 Times in One Year
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Manteno Trivia: February 3
Demonstrators outside the Illinois State Board of Education building protest a statewide indoor mask mandate in all public and nonpublic schools Aug. 18, 2021, in Springfield. (Capitol News Illinois file photo by Peter Hancock
Court Weighing School COVID Mitigations
Gov. JB Pritzker speaks during a news conference Aug. 26, 2021, in Chicago during which he announced a statewide indoor mask mandate. (Credit: blueroomstream.com)
Pritzker vetoes paid COVID leave for school, university employees
Kankakee Co. Sheriff Office received over 50 packages and held up a sign from a local elementary school.
Local Police Departments Shown Care with Packages
DCFS Director Marc Smith answers questions during a House committee virtual hearing on Friday. Smith was questioned about child deaths, DCFS worker safety and inappropriate placements of DCFS wards during the 3-plus-hour meeting. (Credit: blueroomstream.com)
Legislators Question DCFS Director on Contempt Citations, Child Deaths, Employee Safety
Senate Republican Leader Dan McConchie outlines a package of proposed constitutional amendments during a virtual news conference Tuesday. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
Senate Republicans offer ‘voter empowerment’ amendments
House Majority Leader and chief budgeteer Greg Harris, D-Chicago, speaks during budget discussions during a legislative session at the Bank of Springfield Center in the state capital in May 2020. Harris is not seeking re-election this year, and will lead a House budget negotiating team during the remainder of his term to “pass the mantle.” (Credit: Justin L. Fowler of the State Journal-Register of Springfield)
Speaker names new house budget negotiation team
Dan Johnson (left), a lobbyist representing the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association, and Rep. William Davis, D- Hazel East Crest, discuss how House Bill 4217 would increase diversity in wind and solar jobs during a virtual hearing Tuesday. (Credit: ilga.gov)
Bill focuses on increasing supplier diversity in wind and solar projects
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Manteno Trivia: January 27
Gov. JB Pritzker announces that the state is investing $32 million to help rebuild the I-80 interchange during a virtual news conference Thursday. The interchange is expected to alleviate congestion and improve safety for drivers. (Credit: Office of Gov. JB Pritzker)
Next Phase of Construction Along I-80 to Begin
(Pictured from left) Hazel Crest Police Chief Mitchell Davis, Springfield Police Chief Kenny Winslow and Kankakee County Sheriff Mike Downey were among the law enforcement officials who testified Friday before the House Public Safety and Violence Prevention Task Force. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
Task Force Hears from Law Enforcement on Rising Crime Rate
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Lady Devils Win, 55-24, in ICE-8 Conference Play Against Streator
Gov. JB Pritzker says he is "cautiously optimistic" the recent COVID-19 surge is now declining. The governor gave a virtual update Wednesday in Chicago. (Credit: Blueroomstream.com)
Latest COVID-19 surge has likely peaked, Pritzker says
Rep. Patrick Windhorst, R-Metropolis, introduced a resolution to repeal the SAFE-T Act last week, one year after it passed the House. Windhorst is pictured here participating in a virtual news conference about the legislation Thursday. (Credit: blueroomstream.com)
Republicans Announce Effort to Repeal SAFE-T Act; Democrats Call It ‘All for Show’
Students in Aaron Taylor's classroom at Carl Sandburg Elementary School in Charleston type a New Year's Day poem on Jan. 7. (Credit: Charleston CUSD 1)
Teacher Shortage at Crisis Level in Central Illinois  
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St. Rose of Lima Chapel to Hold Monthly Mass
Credit: Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
Better Politics, Smarter Government: Illuminating Illinois’ triumphs and travails through literature
As most Illinois schools are 100% remote or in a hybrid model, some teachers reluctant to get COVID-19 vaccination
State Officials Cut COVID Schools’ Isolation Time
Amazon faces new antitrust lawsuit
Monee Village Board: $11 Million from Amazon, Board/Staff Communications