As House Speaker Mike Madigan canceled a planned June 16 House session — the second week in a row he canceled a planned session — Illinois Sen. Gary Forby went on record admitting the legislature was at a standstill and was waiting for Madigan to tell them what their next move should be.
Mount Vernon City Schools, District 80 Board of Education met this week to review a partnership agreement between the district and Land of Lincoln/Southern Seven Americorp.
Approaching the November elections, Republican Paul Schimpf aims to bring “common-sense” legislating, conservative values and integrity to the state Senate in District 58, which covers Monroe, St. Clair, Randolph, Perry, Jackson, Union and Jefferson counties.