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Lincoln Library, Museum Exhibit To Feature Original Gettysburg Address Copy
An exhibit at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is set to feature an original, handwritten copy of the Gettysburg Address. The library's copy of the speech is known as the Everett Co...
Nov 19, 2021 Amy Guth / CC
Changes Coming to Drivers Facilities
You'll soon have to set up an appointment to address some issues at a driver services facility near you. Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White's office said the requirement for larger downstate and ...
Nov 19, 2021 Madeleine Deaton / CC
Monticello BOE Selects New Superintendent
The Monticello Board of Education is hiring a new superintendent. The board announced last night that Adam Clapp will replace current superintendent Vic Zimmerman. Clapp has been a science teacher, fo...
Nov 19, 2021
UAW Workers Approve John Deere Contract, End Strike
The labor strike at John Deere is over. United Auto Workers union members voted yesterday to approve what was called the "last, best, and final offer" from Deere and Company. The contract will affect ...
Nov 19, 2021 Brian Hawkins / CC
Caterpillar Decatur Turkey Tournament Returns for 2021
The Caterpillar Decatur Turkey Tournament will return for its 51st year in 2021, running November 23, 24, 26, and 27 at Decatur Public Schools' Stephen Decatur Middle School. The annual tournament was...
Nov 18, 2021 Håkan Dahlström / CC
GOP Legislator Dan Brady Announces Bid For Illinois Secretary Of State
State Representative Dan Brady has become the first Republican to run for Illinois Secretary of State in next year's election. The lawmaker from Bloomington announced today that he's officially enteri...
Nov 18, 2021
Man Arrested In Effingham Shots-Fired Incident
A man is facing charges in connection with an incident where shots were fired. Police say 27-year-old Micah Ward was arrested yesterday after shots were fired Friday at the Motel Six in the 14-hundred...
Nov 18, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Sierra Club Wants Permit Denied To Pawnee Natural Gas Plant
The Sierra Club is calling on the Illinois EPA to deny an operating permit to a proposed natural gas plant in Pawnee. The environmental group says Emberclear's proposed Lincoln Land Energy Center will...
Nov 18, 2021 HomeSpot HQ / CC
ISBE, Schools Pushing To Simplify Standardized Testing System
The Illinois State Board of Education and some school districts are pushing for a change in the standardized testing system. The ISBE presented information yesterday during a hearing with lawmakers ab...
Nov 18, 2021 Alberto G. / CC
New Illinois Law Creates Incentives For Electric Vehicle Manufacturing
A new Illinois law is providing incentives to companies manufacturing electric vehicles. Governor JB Pritzker signed the Reimagining Electric Vehicles in Illinois Act into law yesterday while in Belve...
Nov 18, 2021 Justin Brockie / CC
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