The two founders of the Edgar County Watchdogs, who have a record of exposing local and state government waste and fraud, are gearing up for an old-fashioned showdown March 1 at the Coles County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner.
Government pension funds in Joliet and Aurora depended most on taxpayer contributions to make ends meet in 2016, according to the Illinois Department of Insurance.
Academic results data released recently reveals 13 percent of Martinsville Jr-Sr High School students are considered on track for the next grade level.
The number of people receiving food stamps in four East Central Illinois locations dropped by 3.5 percent as President Trump entered office, according to an East Central Reporter analysis of federal data.