St. Clair County SBA Business Recovery Center opens to assist businesses with disaster loan applications
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today that it has opened a Business Recovery Center in East St. Louis, Ill. The BRC provides one-on-one assistance with submitting a disaster loan application for Illinois businesses impacted by severe storms and flooding on July 25-28, 2022. “Our Business Recovery Centers are one of the most powerful…
Read MoreMadison County finance committee passes proposed budget, property tax levy
The Madison County Finance and Government Operations Committee on Monday approved a proposed $182.6 million fiscal year 2023 budget, along with a $30.8 million property tax levy. The committee voted on Thursday to send the proposed FY2023 budget and zero-growth tax levy to the County Board at 5 p.m. on Nov. 16. The new fiscal…
Read MoreHSHS St. Elizabeth’s Foundation brings back annual Elizabethan Gala fundraiser
HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Foundation is excited to announce the return of the Elizabethan Gala after a hiatus during the COVID-19 pandemic and invites the public to attend. The 2022 Gala will be held on Friday, Nov. 4 at the Regency Conference Center, 400 Regency Park in O’Fallon, beginning at 6 p.m. with a cocktail reception,…
Read MoreWestern Governors University celebrates first responders with new scholarship
The nonprofit, fully online university will award scholarships to new students who apply by Dec. 31 In celebration of National First Responders Day, which takes place annually on Oct. 28, and to show appreciation for all those who work tirelessly to ensure the safety and well-being of individuals in the communities they serve, Western Governors…
Read MoreKaskaskia College to host Veterans Day Remembrance Celebration on Nov. 9
Kaskaskia College will host an Enduring Freedom Veterans Day Remembrance Celebration on Wednesday, Nov. 9, on the college’s main campus. The morning will feature a free biscuit and gravy breakfast in the college’s student center from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. for veterans and their guests. A special program will be held in the Jane Knight…
Read MorePritzker, Ayala point to positive trends in report card, acknowledge pandemic’s toll
State Board of Education released 2022 data Thursday (Editor’s note: Related story published here.) By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Gov. JB Pritzker and State School Superintendent Carmen Ayala on Thursday touted some of the more positive findings from the 2022 school report card, insisting that Illinois schools are on the right track while…
Read MoreL&C November Board of Trustees meeting moved to Nov. 15
The Oct. 21 L&C Calendar of Events listed an incorrect date for the November meeting of L&C Board of Directors. Due to the closing of Lewis and Clark Community College for General Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 8, the regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Trustees has been moved to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov.…
Read MoreSchools, students still recovering from pandemic learning loss, state report card shows
Post-pandemic data shows scores falling, but student growth accelerating (Editor’s note: Related story published here.) By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com Student test scores continued to fall last year but new data shows Illinois’ students are on the path to recovering from the learning loss that occurred during the pandemic. Numbers from standardized tests…
Read MoreJudge Armouti attends national judicial college conference in Seoul
Judge Veronica Armouti attended Judicial Renaissance II, a conference of The National Judicial College in Seoul, South Korea from Sept. 19 to 22, 2022. Judges engaged with experts from the arts, humanities, and science to better understand the context of the legal system and judges’ place within it. During Judicial Renaissance, judges rediscovered the…
Read MoreConcerns raised expanding gambling in Illinois will increase other addictions
By TRINA THOMAS The Center Square Illinois may follow suit with six states that currently allow online casino gambling, and the executive director of Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems says there will be repercussions if this comes to fruition. At a recent East Coast Gambling conference, panelists say Illinois could soon adopt…
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