CHICAGO (AP) – Over half of Illinois schools have improved in the second year of controversial state PARCC exams, and test participation rose statewide. This year’s state exam results were made public Monday in the annual Illinois Report Card, a conglomeration of data painting a wide picture of schools that includes a myriad of factors.…
Kentucky,Kansas,Villanova, and Oregon Round out Top 5
Freshman Frankie Hughes Shines with 22 Points
WASHINGTON (AP) – Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel says he is backing Republican Donald Trump because he is “the only outsider left in the race.” Thiel was speaking Monday at the National Press Club in Washington. He has donated $1 million to a pro-Trump super PAC and gave $250,000 to Trump’s campaign and Republican partners.…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – A hearing on releasing some 911 calls from the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando became a forum for family members to express their frustration over the lack of information released about the investigation. Many of the half dozen family members and their representatives who testified Monday in an Orlando…
( KTRS ) On Monday, St. Louis City employess will taking part in “racial equity training”. Maggie Crane, Spokeswoman for Mayor Slay’s office reports that the ‘Local and Regional Government Alliance on Race & Equity’ has been invited to conduct racial equity training for about 100 City department directors, commissioners and managers in City government.…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois’ capital city has launched free Wi-Fi in downtown areas. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register reports that the wireless network is best for outdoor use and might not work indoors. Mayor Jim Langfelder said in a recent statement that the free high speed Wi-Fi is a step toward improving economic and visitor…
NORMAL, Ill. (AP) – Students at Illinois State University will be able to get an undergraduate degree in cybersecurity. The school’s board of trustees approved the creation of the program at their recent board meeting. The university’s School of Information Technology will administer the program. University officials say the program is designed to help students…
A $1,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of an armed robbery suspect. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the robbery took place early Saturday morning at the Huck’s store on Route 159 in Swansea,IL. The FBI is also investigating. Anyone with any information should call Crimestoppers at 1-866-371-8477.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – Missouri’s lowest-in-the-nation tobacco tax will rise if either of two ballot measures passes Nov. 8. Amendment 3 would add 60 cents to Missouri’s 17-cent-per-pack tobacco tax, with the money going to early childhood education. Proposition A would raise the tobacco tax 23 cents for transportation projects. In a twist, tobacco companies…