3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (291+ words) A deaf inmate has filed a federal lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Corrections, claiming that the agency is failing to provide him and other deaf people with equal access to its telephone program. IDOC began providing inmates with tablets…...

3+ day, 13+ 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…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (110+ words) AdVantageNews.com Its corresponding multi-year capital improvement plan is now also codified, with second and final reading at the Wednesday night Alton City Council meeting.The plan is meant to give the city a strategy for getting out in front…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (280+ words) The Illinois High School Association has concerns about new legislation that would allow decisions about transfer students’ athletic eligibility to be made by schools. House Bill 5808 would require the IHSA to allow high school student athletes to transfer with full…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (103+ words) AdVantageNews.com Adobe file image The Village of Godfrey is mailing a Recreation Center Needs Assessment Survey to village residents which is designed to gather feedback about the programs, services, and amenities they would like to see included in a…...

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5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (100+ words) AdVantageNews.com Illinois Democrat Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski joined St. Louis Congressman Wesley Bell and Texan Congressman Pete Sessions last week to tour the United States Postal Service's St. Louis Processing and Distribution Center. That location has been at the center…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (73+ words) AdVantageNews.com A new 20-year Comprehensive Plan for Alton is being crafted, and you are invited to upcoming workshops to see where the plan is now and help shape it moving forward The Comprehensive Plan will guide Alton’s…...

5+ day, 13+ 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…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (405+ words) State Rep. Dave Severin, R-Benton, said he connected with a constituent of his, Dan “Curley” Summers, who helps feed homeless residents in Benton, while at the downstate fair Aug. 28. “I waved Dan to come up on the stage there and…...