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GOP Plan Would Create Independent Redistricting Commission
With more redistricting hearings in the Senate and planned hearings in the House, the Republican minority at the Illinois State House have unveiled details of legislation to create an independent comm...
Mar 31, 2021 DonkeyHotey / CC
Small Businesses Remain Closed Year in to Restrictions
More than a third of small businesses in Illinois have closed a full year into COVID-19 restrictions. Those restrictions the governor says are to slow the spread of the virus continue to this day. The...
Mar 31, 2021 Bryan Mills / CC
Funeral Services Planned For Trooper Hanneken
Funeral services are being planned for Illinois State Police Trooper Todd Hanneken. Hanneken died Thursday in a single-vehicle crash in his squad car in Bondville. Services are planned for this Thursd...
Mar 30, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
U.S. Senate Candidate Filing Defamation Charges Against Opponent
U.S. Senate candidate Allison Salinas says she is filing defamation charges against one of her opponents. Salinas announced yesterday that Peggy Hubbard accused her of being "wanted or implicated in a...
Mar 30, 2021 Karen Neoh / CC
Illinois Auto Dealers Sue Over Electric Car Sales
There's a lawsuit over whether electric car companies in Illinois can sell directly to customers. The state's Automobile Dealers Association is suing Secretary of State Jesse White's office, as well a...
Mar 30, 2021 Blogtrepreneur / CC
IDOT: Start Seeing Motorcycles
As the weather warms and more bikes hit the road, the Illinois Department of Transportation is urging everyone to think about motorcycle safety. For drivers that means giving motorcycles plenty of roo...
Mar 30, 2021 Ed Johnson / CC
State Extends Expiration Date For Driver's Licenses And State IDs
Illinois drivers with expired licenses are getting more time to resolve their issues. Secretary of State spokesperson Beth Kaufman says the expiration date for driver's licenses and state IDs has been...
Mar 30, 2021 Mark Goebel / CC
Durbin, Pritzker Call For Stronger Gun Control Measures
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker are calling for stricter gun control measures following mass shootings in Colorado and Georgia. Pritzker says that he wants to "make sure t...
Mar 30, 2021 Francisco Anzola / CC
Richland Announces In-Person May Graduation Ceremonies
Richland Community College will be holding in-person graduation and pinning ceremonies at the Shilling Community Education Center for graduates only during the evening on May 14, 2021. A live feed wil...
Mar 29, 2021
MCHD Moderna Vaccine Clinic Scheduled for Tuesday
The Macon County Health Department is holding a Moderna COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on Tuesday, March 30th at Richland Community College at the National Sequestration Education Center, 3357 N. Preside...
Mar 29, 2021 NIAID / CC
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