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Legislative Inspector General out after complaints of investigation practices
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (592+ words) The Springfield office space of the Illinois Legislative Ethics Commission and Legislative Inspector General. The role of the state’s top watchdog of the Illinois legislature, the Legislative Inspector General, will soon be vacant, according to an announcement made Tuesday. The…...
New audit critical of Illinois DCFS
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (311+ words) After the Illinois Office of the Auditor General released a follow-up performance audit of the Department of Children and Family Services, a state lawmaker who is also a foster parent said Illinois government is failing kids. The audit revealed that…...
Ammons couple seeks trial delay in Champaign County
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (582+ words) A Central Illinois state lawmaker and her husband, both being tried in federal court for charges related to her time in office, want to delay their prosecution until after the general election in November. Following pretrial hearings for discovery, lawyers…...
Sierra Club speaker series to discuss solar farms and battery storage
1+ week, 3+ day ago (136+ words) AdVantageNews.com The Piasa Palisades Group Speaker’s Series kicks off on Tuesday with an in-depth discussion on the benefits and challenges to local communities of adding utility scale solar to the state’s energy mix. Speakers will discuss the grid support…...
Shame on Goins … Time to Boycott the Mayor’s Ball
1+ week, 5+ day ago (404+ words) AdVantageNews.com Views expressed by Big Z Media columnists may not necessarily reflect the views of Big Z Media management or staff Readers with opposing viewpoints may submit written rebuttals to [email protected] for consideration of publication John Hopkins à Å...
Illinois law impacts e-bikes riders, requires registration, license
2+ week, 1+ day ago (470+ words) A new law creating registration, licensure, insurance and age requirements to use some e-bikes, scooters, and other motor-driven personal vehicles was signed into law this week, as the number of deaths and serious injuries involving the vehicles have climbed across…...
Lawmakers comment on hospital issues
2+ week, 3+ day ago (198+ words) One St. Clair County town’s police chief says crime is dropp… The business license for Sasa Massage in Bethalto has been s… A bipartisan group of local lawmakers are raising questions about Gateway Regional Medical Center and its ownership. The…...
The parent-teen relationship in high school
2+ week, 4+ day ago (99+ words) AdVantageNews.com Friday night football. Advanced placement classes. Prom. It’s all on the mind of a child starting high school. And it comes at a time when the kid is becoming more independent from their parents. OSF psychotherapist Sara Bennett…...
Lawmaker: Tyson closure shows Illinois is losing jobs to other states
2+ week, 4+ day ago (489+ words) Illinois state Sen. Chris Balkema says Tyson Foods’ decision to close its Joslin beef processing plant is another warning sign that Illinois needs to improve its business climate. Tyson announced the closure as part of a restructuring of its beef…...
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3+ week, 1+ day ago (17+ words) Animal Cruelty.jpeg AdVantageNews.com Metroplex Comnmuincations, Inc. DBA Big Z Media is owned by Nick and Sheila Darr....