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White Hall Park Board continues to improve the parks
By Carmen Ensinger With plans to hopefully pour the concrete pad for the Healthy Hoops Project sometime this summer, now is a good time to look back at some of the positive contributions the White Hall Park Board has made to the community.
Read MoreNorth Greene still pondering Egyptian Trust
By Carmen Ensinger The North Greene School District, despite there being discussion for the past two years, is still a member of the Egyptian Trust.
Read MoreHometown Pride Award
The Hometown Pride Award from the Carrollton Lions Club for the month of June goes to Ron and Marie Stuart who live at 332 Fourth Street. The Stuart’s were awarded the designation for the beautiful landscaping they have around three sides of their home. Around 60 bags of new mulch were put around the plants…
Read MoreIllinois EPA Announces $5 Million Funding Opportunity through the Illinois Overflow and Sewer Grant
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) Acting Director James Jennings today announced a funding opportunity through the new Overflow and Sewer Grant (OSG) program. The OSG program was created to assist local governments with infrastructure needs to address combined sewer overflows (CSO), sanitary sewer overflows (SSO), and stormwater management to improve water quality and protect…
Read MoreOff to the races
4-H puts on solid showing
Senate’s transit funding, delivery tax proposal stalls in House
By Andrew Adams and Bridgette Fox Capitol News Illinois With public transit agencies in Chicagoland facing a fiscal cliff and the potential for thousands of layoffs, the state did not pass a bill that would have provided the agencies with potentially over $1 billion in new funding. A version of the bill passed in the…
Read MoreAmid uncertainty in Washington, Illinois lawmakers pass slimmed-down Medicaid package
By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois Nearly every year, Illinois lawmakers pass a package of measures dealing with the state’s Medicaid program, the joint federal and state health care program that covers low-income individuals. Known as the Medicaid omnibus bill, it sometimes includes bold components, like a 2021 initiative that made millions of dollars available…
Read MoreIDPH Celebrates 2025 Pride Month
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is joining Illinoisans in celebrating 2025 Pride Month throughout the month of June by showcasing programs and services that improve the health and wellness of the state’s diverse LGBTQIA+ community. A highlight of the 2025 Pride Month in Illinois is Chicago’s Pride Parade on June 29. IDPH will…
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