Legislation passed during the fall veto session paves the way for the construction of small modular reactors in Illinois, pending the governor's signature. This development marks a significant step forward in the state's pursuit of nuclear energy. The pending legislation, which has gained traction and support from various stakeholders, aims to introduce small modular nuclear reactors as a viable and sustainable energy solution. These reactors, as explained by the Daily Herald, are "a new kind of nuclear reactor that is smaller, cheaper, and easier to build than...
Black students, constituting 8.3% or 111 of Quincy Junior High School's total student population of 1,342, accounted for 247 out of the 1,167 total suspensions (21.2%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly 2.2 suspensions per student, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Multiracial students, constituting 4% or 11 of Liberty High School's total student population of 273, accounted for four out of the 42 total suspensions (9.5%) in the 2021-22 school year, averaging roughly one suspension per three students, according to the latest student discipline report by the Illinois State Board of Education.