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Bost announces 2025 Congressional Art Competition

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U.S. Representative Mike Bost (R-IL-12) invites high school students from Illinois’ 12th Congressional District to participate in the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. Initiated by Congress in 1982, the nationwide annual art competition allows high school students from all 50 states to showcase their artistic ability. “Every spring, I enjoy seeing the artwork that our talented Southern…

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L&C Career Services to host annual job fair on April 2

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  Lewis and Clark Community College will connect students, graduates and community members with employers throughout the region during its annual Job Fair, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. The fair is open to the public and will be held from 9 a.m. to noon in The Commons on the Godfrey Campus. The event is free for…

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Cell phone ban legislation clears Senate committee

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  Advocates say bans are shown to improve school climate By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – Legislation that would prohibit public school students from using cell phones and other wireless communication devices during class time cleared a Senate committee Tuesday and could soon be considered by the full Senate. It’s a policy change…

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Budzinski reintroduces bipartisan Tools Tax Deduction Act

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On March 18, 2025, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski (IL-13) and Congressman Andrew Garbarino (NY-02) reintroduced the bipartisan Tools Tax Deduction Act to allow apprenticeship employees and construction workers to write off the expense of the tools and equipment required for their profession. Similar tax deductions have been implemented in Canada to ease costs for those entering apprenticeship…

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State of Illinois approves HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital plans for new surgical treatment center and medical office

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HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital received unanimous approval March 18 from the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board (HFSRB) to build an outpatient surgical treatment center and medical office building on the current campus in O’Fallon, Ill. St. Elizabeth’s applied for Illinois’ required Certificate of Need to move forward with this important project last fall.…

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SIUC researcher gets $175K grant to make AI ecosystems more efficient

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  With advances in AI often outstripping the capacity of existing hardware, a researcher at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is looking at ways to leverage the existing computing environment to keep up with demands for training AI models. Xiaopeng Jiang, assistant professor of computer science, has received a $175,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s…

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From IDOT: Self-enforcing roadways bringing safety up to speed

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  Over the past decade, speeding has contributed to about one-third of the more than 11,000 traffic fatalities in Illinois. Seeking to increase traffic safety are the Illinois Center for Transportation and IDOT in a joint project, “Advancing Self-Enforcing Streets Phase 1: The Relationship between Roadway Environment and Crash Severity”. Stephane Seck-Birhame, IDOT bureau chief…

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