State News

Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Dashboard utilizes data collected by the Illinois State Board of Education The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released its updated Illinois School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard. The updated dashboard includes data from the current 2024-25 school year. The interactive...

Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Illinois Supreme Court is rejecting a challenge by state Republicans over Illinois' legislative map. House GOP members filed a lawsuit in January asking the state's high court to declare the Democratic mapping effort an unconstitutional political gerrymandering. The suit claimed t...

Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- State Library's Reading Room to Bear Former Governor's Name Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias is spearheading an effort to recognize the legacy and impact of former Governor and Secretary of State Jim Edgar by designating the Jim Edgar Reading Room at the Illinois State Library. &q...

Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- New Measles Dashboard Makes it Easier for General Public to Look up Vaccination Rates School-by-school Throughout Illinois With cases of measles being reported in more than 20 jurisdictions around the United States, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has unveiled a new d...

Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Based on an experience of one of his constituents, State Representative Charlie Meier (R-Okawville) has passed legislation out of the Illinois House dealing with live-in family caretakers. House Bill 1108 designates into law that the live-in family caretaker of an intellectually or de...