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Education
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Litchfield Community Unit School District No. 12 for December 16, 2025
Litchfield Community Unit School District No. 12 Meeting | December 16, 2025 The Litchfield Community Unit School District No. 12 Board of Education met on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, to...
Board Expels Student for Remainder of School Year
Litchfield Community Unit School District No. 12 Meeting | December 16, 2025 Article Summary: Following a closed session disciplinary hearing, the Litchfield School Board voted to expel a student for...
Pop Culture Club Granted Permission for Kansas City Comic Con Trip
Litchfield Community Unit School District No. 12 Meeting | December 16, 2025 Article Summary: The Litchfield School Board approved an overnight field trip for the Litchfield High School Pop Culture...
Litchfield Board Approves 2025 Tax Levy Following Public Hearing
Litchfield Community Unit School District No. 12 Meeting | December 16, 2025 Article Summary: The Litchfield Community Unit School District No. 12 Board of Education approved the 2025 tax levy...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Litchfield CUSD 12 for November 18, 2025
Litchfield CUSD 12 Meeting | November 18, 2025 The Litchfield Community Unit School District No. 12 Board of Education met on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, to address a tentative tax...
Board Approves Future Administrator and Expels Student in Personnel Actions
Litchfield CUSD 12 Meeting | November 18, 2025 Article Summary: The Litchfield School Board approved several personnel changes, including the hiring of a new assistant principal and athletic director for...
Litchfield Schools Earn “Commendable” Ratings; High School Nears Top Tier
Litchfield CUSD 12 Meeting | November 18, 2025 Article Summary: A presentation on the annual State Report Card revealed that all schools in the Litchfield district achieved "Commendable" status. Litchfield...
Montgomery County News
County Committee Backs Circuit Clerk Contract; Wages Discussed for Sheriff’s Office Union
Montgomery County Development & Personnel Committee | November Meeting Article Summary: The Development & Personnel Committee has recommended a new four-year contract for Circuit Clerk employees and is in active...
Probation Office Eyes Move to North Main Street; 127 N. Main Proposed for Purchase
Montgomery County Buildings & Grounds Committee | November Meeting Article Summary: To address overcrowding and confidentiality concerns in the courthouse basement, the Montgomery County Probation Office is proposing the purchase...
County Finance Committee Tightens Leash on Coal Fund Spending Following “Voucher” Issue
Montgomery County Finance Committee | November Meeting Article Summary: After department heads spent unbudgeted money from the Coal Fund during the final week of the fiscal year, the Finance Committee...
“Irresponsible Contractor”: Highway Committee Moves to Ban Firm After Bridge Project Issues
Montgomery County Roads & Bridges Committee | November Meeting Article Summary: The Montgomery County Roads & Bridges Committee is moving to blacklist a contractor after the County Engineer reported serious...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Montgomery County Board for Nov. 12, 2025
Montgomery County Board Meeting | Nov. 12, 2025 Overall Meeting SummaryThe Montgomery County Board met on Tuesday, November 12, 2025, for a session dominated by the passage of the Fiscal...
Board Approves Courthouse Porch Repairs; Updates on Maintenance Projects
Montgomery County Board Meeting | Nov. 12, 2025 Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board authorized nearly $18,000 in repairs for the Historic Courthouse porch and addressed maintenance issues caused by...
Shaw Appointed State’s Attorney; Mullen Named Supervisor of Assessments
Montgomery County Board Meeting | Nov. 12, 2025 Article Summary: The Montgomery County Board filled two high-profile vacancies on Tuesday, appointing a new State’s Attorney and a Supervisor of Assessments...
Illinois News
WATCH: HHS tells Illinois ‘show us the receipts’ on welfare spending
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Nearly a billion federal taxpayer dollars for child care and family assistance programs are being withheld from...
Illinois quick hits: IG finds 26 cases of sexual misconduct at Chicago schools
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square IG finds 26 cases of sexual misconduct at Chicago schools The Office of Inspector General for the Chicago Board of Education...
IL House speaker signals insurance regulation described as ‘ill-advised’
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The speaker of the Illinois House is signaling that insurance regulation will be a priority for state...
Logan County native urges oversight of proposed $5B IL data center
By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Logan County residents are opposing a proposed 250-acre data center in Illinois, raising concerns about farmland...
‘Implicit bias’ training mandate among new health care-related laws in Illinois
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – A number of new health care-related laws have taken effect in Illinois, including one that mandates implicit...
WATCH: Child care funding freeze; Trump rebuts Jan. 6 testimony from Kinzinger, Pelosi
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop airs highlights from...
Illinois quick hits: Pritzker reacts to HHS funding freeze; Chicago crime dashboard released
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Pritzker reacts to HHS funding freeze The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has frozen access to about $10 billion...
National News
Congress faces govt. shutdown date, health care bills, Epstein on return
By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square Congress faces a mountain of political challenges when it resumes session next week, including a potential government shutdown, a health care affordability crisis, and the...
U.S. Senate races will decide balance of Congress in 2026
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square The U.S. Senate could see a major shakeup in 2026 as Democrats and Republicans battle for control of Congress. In 2024, Republicans flipped the U.S....
9th Circuit rules against ban on open carry of firearms in most California counties
By Dave MasonThe Center Square The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Friday ruled against California’s ban on open carry of firearms in most counties. The San Francisco-based...
Trump vetoes bill easing repayment for Colorado pipeline
By Elyse ApelThe Center Square President Donald Trump issued the first vetoes of his second term Tuesday, blocking two bills that would have provided additional support for infrastructure projects in...
Islamic civil rights group says nothing about civil unrest in Iran
By Johnny EdwardsThe Center Square America’s largest Muslim advocacy group speaks out regularly about Israel’s alleged abuses in Gaza. But it has yet to say anything about ongoing human rights...
Ohio debate over potential child care facility fraud heats up
By J.D. DavidsonThe Center Square The debate over taxpayer-funded child care facilities across Ohio has intensified since State Rep. Josh Williams, R-Sylvania Township, called for an investigation earlier this week....
North Carolina NYE terror attack foiled by FBI, several police departments
By Morgan SweeneyThe Center Square The FBI and several police departments foiled another New Year’s Eve terror plot, this time in North Carolina, officials announced on Friday. The FBI apprehended...
