Capital Area Region
General newswire stories from the state capital in Springfield and regular news coverage from Cass, Menard, Morgan, and Scott counties in Illinois.
Proof standardized testing doesn’t work? 64% of students in Pleasant Plains fail annual tests, 59% fail English
PLEASANT PLAINS (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Academic results data released recently reveals 36 percent of Pleasant Plains Middle School students are considered on track for the next grade level, according to...
Read moreSkillicorn calls for end to Illinois Municipal League annual conference
EAST DUNDEE (Heartland Newsfeed) -- Responding to a Daily Herald report detailing the cost to taxpayers, Rep. Allen Skillicorn (R-East Dundee) recently called for an end to the Illinois Municipal...
Read moreTaxpayers cover costs of bad pension fund investment return predictions
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- As municipalities across the state determine how to spend taxpayers' money for the next year, they’re looking at what to expect for pension fund investment...
Read moreHundreds of donated trees taking root at Illinois State Fairgrounds
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- When the Illinois Department of Agriculture announced in 2015 it would lose more than 200 trees at the State Fairgrounds, primarily due to the emerald...
Read moreNew inspector general to victim: Hand over your cellphone and passwords
SPRINGFIELD (Illinois News Network) -- The newly appointed Inspector General in Springfield told the victim of alleged sexual harassment by a lawmaker to turn over unlimited access to her cell...
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