UNBELIEVABLE: Downstate - Caught on Camera

Illinois is funding ‘what works’ for public schools, but there’s still more to be done

The state’s ‘evidence-based formula,’ created in 2018 with bipartisan legislation, is sending more money to under-resourced schools, including some Downstate schools. But Illinois is behind schedule on providing the full funding the legislation calls for.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2023

Gov. J.B. Pritzker appoints former Downstate legislator as IDNR director

Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Natalie Phelps Finnie, a former Downstate legislator, as the new director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 24, 2023

Darren Bailey’s suburban disadvantage

Downstate has become much more reliable for Republicans. But the increase in Republican identification in the region has not been enough to make up for its falling vote share in the suburbs.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 9, 2022