In the 2023-24 school year, 46.3% of the students in Galena Unit School District 120 passed the Math portion of the IAR, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
In the 2023-24 school year, 79.4% of East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20 students failed the math portion of the IAR test, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
State Senator Andrew Chesney has launched the 2025 Summer Reading Program aimed at encouraging children in his district to engage in reading during the summer break.
State Representative Bradley J. Fritts has announced several initiatives and events in his latest e-newsletter, marking the final month of the spring legislative session.
After the cancellation of a scheduled Ethics and Elections Committee hearing in the Illinois House, House Minority Leader Tony McCombie expressed disappointment.