Bill Houlihan of Springfield, a member of the Democratic State Central Committee from Springfield, says he expects party county chairs to meet â probably by computer â before the June 1 deadline to appoint a candidate to take on U.S. Rep.
PEORIA â Vicki Ghidina and Charlotte Cronin were feeling pretty good about their sewing group's demanding effort of returning 22,600 outdated N-95 face masks to the OSF HealthCare supply line.
More than 75 people gathered on the steps in front of the Illinois State Capitol building Saturday, April 25, 2020, to protest against the state's stay at home policies that were enacted to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
Sangamon County public health officials confirmed 11 new cases of COVID-19, including six from The Villas Senior Care Community in Sherman, across the county on Saturday.
Americans have always answered the call in times of national crisis: growing victory gardens during WWII, raising flags after 9/11, sending supplies to help with Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, and rebuilding homes after local tornadoes.
The Community Foundation for the Land of Lincoln and United Way of Central Illinois announced a fifth round of COVID-19 Response Fund grant recipients.
Governor JB Prizker announced last week that schools will remain closed for the rest of the semester and the stay-at-home mandate will be extended for another 30 days due to the coronavirus.
A week after the two major federal small business loan programs were emptied, Congress passed a fourth coronavirus relief bill that includes replenishment to those funds.
