April 16, 2019
Spencer Voyles, Staff Writer
April 16, 2019
Filed under Politics, Spring 2019, State News
On April 8, Illinois Governor J.B Pritzker signed House Bill 345 into law. This law raises the minimum age to purchase tobacco products from 18 to 21. These products include “electronic cigarettes, or alternative nicotine prod...
February 26, 2019
Emily Albrecht, Copy Editor
January 30, 2019
Filed under News, Politics, Spring 2019, State News
Now that Bruce Rauner is out of office, Chicago-based entrepreneur, businessman, billionaire and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Robert (J.B.) Pritzker has been elected by the citizens of Illinois to take his place. With...
December 5, 2018
September 13, 2018
Tamarra Newbern, Staff Writer
October 10, 2017
Filed under Campus News, Politics, State News
State Representative, Scott Drury, visited the College of Democrats for a town hall to talk about his candidacy for Attorney General.
The College of Democrats on the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) campus looks to e...
April 4, 2017
March 3, 2017
Aeriel Storey, Assistant Editor for Features
February 2, 2017
Filed under Features, Journal Archives, State News, Top Stories
The Illinois General Assembly proposed a new tax on sugary drinks, such as soda, in a new bill proposed as the Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax Act.
This proposal, Senate Bill 9, will increase the cost of sugary drinks by one...
Jeff Burnett, Staff Writer
September 14, 2016
Filed under Campus News, Journal Archives, News, State News
The University of Illinois Springfield is pushing ahead without any direct funding from the state, since a budget stalemate for more than a year has stopped all disbursements coming from the Illinois government.
“We’ve...
