SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Department of Natural Resources donated more than $12,000 to several Central Illinois schools for nature and conservation field trip opportunities. This year, the Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant Program is giving more than $99,600 to 107 field trips across the state. Through the program, teachers can apply to receive field […]
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security released February data that indicates a rise in nonfarm jobs in several metropolitan areas since the previous year. They found that nonfarm jobs went up in 11 metropolitan areas and decreased in three since Feb. 2023. The […]
CENTRAL ILLINOIS (WCIA) — The Illinois primary elections are less than a month away, and various counties throughout Central Illinois are trying to recruit more election judges. Jessica Fox, the Shelby County Clerk, said she and other county clerks experience a shortage of judges every election cycle, with few alternates to step in if primary […]