State Senator Pleads Not Guilty To Embezzlement
State Senator Thomas Cullerton has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he took more than $250,000 in salary and benefits over three years from the Teamsters while doing little or no work.
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State Fair’s Ethnic Village Getting Rebrand
Just inside the main gate of the Illinois State Fair sits a cluster of white booths around a gazebo. At the entrances, signs read “Ethnic Village.” For nearly 40 years, fair-goers have found food from around the world as well as music and other performances. But this is the last year it will have that name.
Central Illinois Organizations Receive Federal Funding To Integrate Medical & Behavioral Health Services
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently awarded grants totalling $2.1 million to address the opioid crisis in central Illinois and improve the quality behavioral health services. One of those recipients if Promise Healthcare in Champaign, which received nearly $167,000.
Illinois Issues: Carbondale’s 2020 Census Creates Concern
One southern Illinois community gathers forces together to prepare for the count.
Illinois Republicans Confident Of Comeback
The Illinois Republican Party’s top brass says it’s optimistic about its chances in 2020. Officials rallied the base Thursday at the Illinois State Fair.
