The American Red Cross is helping people in multiple states impacted by Hurricane Florence, providing food and shelter to the thousands of people who have had to flee their homes as the danger from this massive storm continues.
In a year when 87 percent of Sandwich Community High School seniors graduated on time, 44 percent of those who attended Illinois community colleges had to enroll in remedial courses.
State Rep. Jeff Keicher (R-Sycamore) welcomed $6.6 million earmarked for facility improvements at Northern Illinois University, approved as part of the May 2018 budget agreement.