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Illinois lawmakers hope to improve student discipline with new school procedures
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — State lawmakers could pass a plan in the final weeks of session to improve procedures for student discipline. This comes as many teachers and administrators across the state have asked for help to address school safety. The Illinois State Board of Education could be required...
'Safety should be non-negotiable': Springfield teachers air out concerns over safety
At a recent staff meeting discussing student behavior and discipline at Grant Middle School, Wendy Turner said she looked around the room and saw teachers who were "tired, defeated, hopeless.'. The morale currently at the near west-side school is, contended the fourth-year English Language Arts teacher, at an all-time low.
Springfield Memorial Hospital earns highest stroke care designation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Springfield Memorial Hospital is one of 18 Illinois hospitals to receive a Comprehensive Stroke Center designation — the nation’s highest stroke care accreditation. The designation comes from nonprofit organization The Joint Commission. To achieve Comprehensive Stroke Center status, a hospital must have the infrastructure, staff and training resources to provide top-notch […]
Quest leaders, students, and parents rally to save school in front of state board
SPRINGFIELD (25News Now) - The Quest Charter Academy community was in Springfield at the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) building in support of the school’s continued renewal appeal to remain open. The board will decide on Quest Charter Academy’s appeal at its meeting Wednesday, May 15. The...
Wisconsin health department declines to investigate HSHS, CEO after hospital closures
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services does not have the authority to open an investigation into Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System and its president and CEO Damond Boatwright after two of its Wisconsin hospitals, Chippewa Falls, Wis.-based St. Joseph's Hospital and Eau Claire, Wis.-based Sacred Heart Hospital closed March 22.
Belvidere firefighters, who responded to Apollo Theater collapse, honored by Gov. Pritzker
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Six Belvidere firefighters, who responded when an EF-1 tornado hit the Apollo Theater last March, were honored at a ceremony in Springfield on Tuesday. The firefighters were recognized at the 31st Annual Fallen Firefighter Memorial and Medal of Honor Ceremony in Springfield, by Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and State Fire Marshal James […]
Editorial: With or without CPS/CTU ‘day of action’ in Springfield, there’s no more money for Chicago schools
On Wednesday, hundreds of Chicago Public Schools teacher will descend on Springfield to lobby lawmakers in what they’re calling a “day of action” for what they contend is more than $1 billion “owed” to the city’s school system by the state. CPS is giving those teachers a paid day off from their actual jobs — teaching children — to go begging in the capital. This action follows Chicago Mayor ...
Upcoming honor flight taking 94 Central IL vets to Washington
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — More than 90 veterans from across Central Illinois are heading to Washington D.C. this week courtesy of Land of Lincoln Honor Flight. The organization said its 70th flight on Tuesday will kick off their 16th year of operation. The flight will take 79 Vietnam era veterans and 15 Korean era veterans, […]
Here are the Springfield area girls soccer teams advancing to sectionals in Class 1A
Here are the Class 1A girls soccer regional final results and 2A regional semifinal results around Springfield for Tuesday: No. 3 Auburn will meet No. 2 host Quincy Notre Dame on Wednesday in the last remaining 1A regional final matchup. Girls soccer brackets: Here is the 2024 high school girls soccer playoff schedule for...
Cryptocurrency scam costing Springfield residents $200,000 a day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Last month, a 91-year-old woman walked into King City Wireless with $30,000 and attempted to deposit it into a Bitcoin ATM on the property. Two brothers who work there, Yousef and Suliman Yafai stopped the woman and asked her why she was sending all of this money. She said she was sending to it her bank. The brothers eventually called the police and convinced the woman to stop depositing the money after she had already put $3,000 into the machine.
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