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48th Legislative District Committee Announces Process to Appoint New State Senator
On Sunday, State Senator Andy Manar officially resigned his seat in the Illinois Senate. In order to fill the vacancy, the 48th Legislative District Committee announced Monday the process by which the...
Jan 19, 2021 Jim Bowen / CC
COVID-19 Restrictions Rolled Back in Much of Illinois
COVID-19 restrictions are being rolled back in much of Illinois. State health officials announced yesterday that Regions One, Two, and Six are moving to Tier One, allowing limited capacity indoor dini...
Jan 19, 2021 sittered / CC
U Of I Students Must Be Tested Prior To Returning To Campus
University of Illinois students are required to have two negative COVID-19 test results before returning to campus for the spring semester. University leaders say undergraduate students and graduate s...
Jan 19, 2021 Vince Smith / CC
SIU Researchers: COVID Variant More Common In IL Than Expected
Almost one in two Illinoisans who tested positive for COVID-19 have the new variant present in their body. That's according to researchers at Southern Illinois University, who say the new variant in I...
Jan 19, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Illinois National Guard Helping With Security In Springfield And D.C.
The Illinois National Guard will play an important role in Springfield and in D.C. for the presidential inauguration. Guard Commander Major General Richard Neely says close to 250 guard members have b...
Jan 19, 2021 The National Guard / CC
Millikin School of Nursing Receives Top Ranking
Millikin University's School of Nursing has been ranked among the top nursing programs in the Great Lakes region and among the upper half of all the nursing programs in Illinois by Nursing Schools Alm...
Jan 18, 2021 Amy Guth / CC
Mt. Zion Odd Fellows Donate to Local Scout Groups
On January 10th, members of Scouts BSA Troop 43, Cub Scouts Pack 43, and Venturing Crew 343, gathered outside their charter organization of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church to accept a generous donati...
Jan 18, 2021
State Officials Observe Human Trafficking Awareness Month
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The Illinois Department of Children and Family Services is asking the public to learn the warning signs of trafficking. DCFS Director Marc Smith says that...
Jan 18, 2021
Illinois Top Soybean Producer in 2020, Chinese Demand Rises
Illinois farmers are at the top of the 2020 list of soybean producers. Soybean producers in the state raised over six-million bushels using more than ten-million acres. Average yields were 59 bushels ...
Jan 18, 2021 Kevin Dooley / CC
Illinois Guard Members Arrive In D.C. To Support Inauguration
Illinois National Guard members have arrived in Washington, DC to support the presidential inauguration. Some of the approximately 200 deployed troops touched down Friday to begin their mission. About...
Jan 18, 2021 Radek Kucharski / CC
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