Journal Star By Steve Tarter Economic development took over the central Illinois spotlight last year. Changes at the Heartland Partnership, the umbrella group that had been overseeing regional development in the past, and the emergence of a new eff ...

Journal Star By Pam Adams EAST PEORIA — Illinois Central College President John Erwin urged U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos to push for federal resources to help schools and businesses meet the area’s needs for a skilled work force. And Bustos said she wants t ...