The story is a familiar one for the Union County Highway Department.
Uncertainty surrounding the State of Illinois' budget and its impact on the highway department were discussed at last Friday morning's regular meeting of the Union County Board of Commissioners.
The meeting was Friday morning,...
Administrators at each of Union County's seven public school districts have indicated that they are planning to open as scheduled in August for the start of the 2016-2017 academic year.
As of early this week, a great deal of uncertainty surrounded the start of the new school year due to the lack of...
Two area legislators joined on June 22 to voice concerns about what they see as more critical services being slashed in Southern Illinois.
State Reps. John Bradley, D-Marion, and Brandon Phelps, D-Harrisburg, called on Gov. Bruce Rauner to sign legislation widely supported by Republicans and...
Superintendents from across the state gathered June 8 at the Illinois Capitol in Springfield and urged legislators and Gov. Bruce Rauner to end the status quo and find an equitable solution to the K-12 education funding crisis by July 1, the start of the new fiscal year.
The superintendents said...