Gov. J.B. Pritzker

Speaking in Peoria on Tuesday, Gov. JB Pritzker trumpeted his “Smart Start Illinois” early childhood education investment proposal.

The Bob Michel Bridge Rehabilitation Project is on schedule, and is expected to start construction in a few weeks.

The American Federation of Teachers' “Get Out the Vote” Bus Tour brought state and national labor leaders, as well as Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton to Peoria on Monday afternoon.

Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey vowed to stand by the outcome of the upcoming general election Tuesday, after telling a group of supporters in Peoria he wants to lower taxes, improve public education, and take a tough stance against crime.

As Gov. JB Pritzker's administration plans to take its bid to reimpose the school mask mandate to the state Supreme Court, Peoria Regional Superintendent Beth Crider believes the ongoing legal wrangling creates more uncertainty for school districts.

Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois needs to prioritize improving access to higher education and job training, and programs in his proposed state budget for the 2023 fiscal year will help accomplish that goal.

Gov. JB Pritzker believes the $42 billion state budget passed this week by the General Assembly moves Illinois one step closer to the kind of state its people want it to become.

With most of central Illinois now in Tier 1 of the Restore Illinois COVID-19 mitigation plan, the Illinois High School Association is getting back to…

UPDATED 5:45 p.m. | The high school basketball season will play on as planned despite a surge in COVID-19 cases across Illinois.The Illinois High School…

Forty-three Tri-County businesses financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic will benefit from an Illinois emergency grant program.Gov. JB Pritzker…