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Decatur City Council to Consider Mask Mandate, Springfield Plans to Expand Mandate
The Decatur City Council Monday night plans to consider a mask mandate for residents at their regular 5:30 meeting. Meanwhile, Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder plans to expand the city's mask mandate ...
Nov 16, 2020 Metropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York / CC
Manar announces $1.1 million in public transportation improvements in Decatur
The City of Decatur was named a recipient of a $1.1 million grant to improve its mass transit system, State Senator Andy Manar announced Friday. Manar, who chairs the Senate Appropriations II Committe...
Nov 16, 2020
Secretary of State’s Driver Facilities to be Closed through December 7th
Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all Driver's Services facilities will be closed for a few weeks. The closures begin Tuesday the 17th and are scheduled to reopen Monday December 7th. Thos...
Nov 16, 2020
Lincoln Statue Leaving Springfield; Copy Of Gettysburg Address Will Be On Display
The 31-foot-tall, 19-ton likeness of Abraham Lincoln that has stood for more than a year outside the Lincoln Presidential Library is leaving. The statue entitled "Return Visit" will be dismantled begi...
Nov 16, 2020 Amy Guth / CC
GM Recalls Over 68,000 Chevrolet Bolt EVs
GM is recalling Chevrolet Bolt EVs because of battery fires. The recall affects over 68-thousand cars made between 2017 and 2019. It comes after they found five confirmed incidents of batteries catchi...
Nov 16, 2020 Jason Lawrence / CC
Pritzker Says Statewide Stay-At-Home Order Could Be Coming
Illinois Governor J-B Pritzker says a statewide stay-at-home order could be coming if the spread of COVID-19 is not brought under control. Pritzker says the state has largely run out of options to man...
Nov 13, 2020 Jernej Furman / CC
Millikin Students Fundraising for the Big Blue Food Pantry Tuesday
Students from Millikin University will be raising funds for the Millikin Big Blue Food Pantry through a grab-n-go Big Blue Soup Supper on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, from 5 - 7 p.m. The event will be held...
Nov 13, 2020
Survey Says Quarter of Illinois Teachers Have Thought About Leaving
Illinois' largest teachers' union says the coronavirus could drive teachers out of the classroom. The Illinois Education Association released a survey Wednesday that says a quarter of teachers in the ...
Nov 13, 2020 alamosbasement / CC
American Airlines Extends Springfield Flights Suspension
American Airlines is suspending flights to Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield yet again. Originally, the airline issued a suspension to last until November 3rd, but it is now expected to e...
Nov 13, 2020 Colin Brown Photography / CC
Illinois Lawmakers Call for Hearings on the State’s COVID-19 Response
In a bipartisan virtual press conference, Senator Sue Rezin of Morris said there should be more transparency about why decisions are being made, and that legislators need to have a voice during the pa...
Nov 13, 2020 Yuri Samoilov / CC
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