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Manar and Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services implement Critical Access Pharmacy Program
Relief is on the way for hundreds of Illinois residents whose medication cost and availability are becoming a major issue. State Senator Andy Manar said today that the Illinois Department of Healthcar...
Jun 24, 2019 Bev Sykes / CC
3 vehicles shot by BB guns on Brush College
Decatur Police are looking for suspects who are responsible for shooting out windows and causing damage to three vehicles Friday night on N. Brush College. The damage was limited to the vehicles and n...
Jun 24, 2019 Tim Patterson / CC
Woman shot, man arrested in Decatur home invasion
A Decatur woman suffered a bullet wound and a Decatur man was arrested on drug charges after a home invasion on the 2200 block of E. Hendrix St. The gunshot victim was hit in the thigh; the wound is n...
Jun 24, 2019 Richard Elzey / CC
Illinois now has 37 counties listed as disaster areas
Two more Illinois counties are going on the state's disaster list. Governor Pritzker said yesterday that Knox and Henry counties are now labeled as disaster areas. Both have had immense rain and flood...
Jun 21, 2019 Norman B. Leventhal Map Center / CC
Mt. Zion man found guilty of sexual assault
Tracey Janes, of Mt. Zion, was found guilty of sexually assaulting a young girl on Thursday. Janes was found guilty on 20 charges. Included in the charges were three counts of predatory criminal sexua...
Jun 21, 2019 Babak Farrokhi / CC
Macon County receiving federal funding for expanding emergency shelters
Macon County is receiving close to $60,000 in federal funding to supplement and expand emergency shelter programs. Agencies that qualify are encouraged to apply. The funding comes from the Department ...
Jun 21, 2019 Damian Gadal / CC
Pritzker signs executive order for 2020 census
An executive signed by Governor Pritzker will attempt to get an accurate count of people across the state. Federal funding the state receives could be negatively impacted by an under-count. It could a...
Jun 20, 2019 jeremy_w_osborne / CC
Illinois public schools receive additional $375 million for upcoming year
Illinois public schools will receive more funding in the coming fiscal year. The Illinois State board of Education was updated yesterday in Springfield on changes to the budget. Schools will be gettin...
Jun 20, 2019 David Hilowitz / CC
New bills will affect Illinois teachers
Governor Pritzker has new bills waiting for his signature. These would affect both current and potential teachers in Illinois. Two of the bills would temporarily get rid of the basic skills test as a ...
Jun 20, 2019 USAG- Humphreys / CC
Decatur Police Department running safety campaign through July 8th
The Decatur Police Department is having a campaign for safety through July 8th. This will focus on the three summer weekends that lead up to Independence Day and the weekend after. They ask residents ...
Jun 20, 2019 Scott Davidson / CC
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