The state’s superintendent of education says he sympathizes with local school administrators’ dilemma of dealing with late payments from the state.

By Jennifer Wessner             SPRINGFIELD  – A proposal by Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan ditching the office of  lieutenant governor cleared a legislative panel on Wednesday. However, Madigan’s change requires a constitutional amendment. If the legislature approves the measure, it would then go to the voters in the November election. The post has grabbed the [...]

By Bill McMorris (312) 624-3034   SPRINGFIELD  –  The free ride is up for almost hundreds of thousands of seniors across Illinois. The Illinois House voted Wednesday to do away with the program which allowed anyone over 65 to ride public transportation for free. Lawmakers want to limit freed rides for only low income seniors [...]

By Bill McMorris (312) 624-3034   SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ cash-strapped public transportation system is one step closer to ending its free rides for senior citizens across the state. The Illinois House on Tuesday voted 83-27 to end a program granting free public transportation to the elderly. Free rides would only be available to low-income seniors [...]

By Benjamin Yount    217-528-9844   SPRINGFIELD  –  Local school districts are already waiting a long time for their checks from Springfield.  But now some lawmakers say in addition to being late, those state aid payments could get a lot lighter. Lawmakers opened the first in a series of hearing at the statehouse to talk about [...]

By Benjamin Yount    217-528-9844   SPRINGFIELD  –  Illinois schools are struggling with late state aid payments for this school year.  But lawmakers in Springfield are warning local districts that those payments may be more than just late next year. At the first in what is expected to be a series of hearings, lawmakers on Tuesday [...]