Ever since its foundation in 1988, the Illinois Journalism Education Association (IJEA) has been promoting and awarding excellence in academic journalism within the community. The organization has awards and contests that it regularly gives to students, journalism educators, school administrators and other stakeholders who show brilliance in scholastic journalism. Educator and Friend Awards This award…
Illinois has enacted a new child support system – since July 1, 2017. The new system will help switch the state into an income shares model for calculating children’s support payments. Previously, the state was using a percentage of the obligor net income model. The new model is considered more equitable than the old one…
NECAC to help with USDA home loans in West-Central Illinois The not-for-profit North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) has spent years developing, implementing and managing homeownership programs and housing developments in Northeast Missouri. Now, the agency has been authorized to process direct home loans for USDA Rural Development in Adams, Pike, Brown, Hancock, McDonough and Schuyler…