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City Council: Solar Array Project Voted Down; New Danville Rescue Operation Concentrating First on Women’s Shelter
A zoning change for a proposed solar array project by BTB Energy Solutions, west of Danville Metal Stamping and Lynch Road, and North of I-74; was voted down for a final time Tuesday evening (Aug 20th) by the Danville City Council. The Planning and Zoning Commission had voted to a 3-3 tie, meaning the zoning change was not recommended. A supermajority of ten ‘yes’ votes was then needed by the full Council, and there were only nine. Carolyn Wands, Rick Strebing, Eve Ludwig, and Sherry Pickering all voted ‘no,’ and Heidi Wilson was not in attendance.
Traffic Touchpoint: Week of Aug. 19
QUAD CITIES, Ill., Iowa (KWQC) - A complete list of traffic alerts in the Iowa and Illinois TV6 viewing area. Alerts are ordered by which day they begin. TV6 will continue to update this weekly list as more alerts pop up. Have a traffic alert? Let us know at news@kwqc.com.
Illinois Police Increasing DUI Patrols Now Through Labor Day
Since residents like to party during the Labor Day Weekend, Illinois police are stepping up their DUI patrols to make sure everyone stays safe during the holiday. There Will Be More Illinois Police Hitting The Streets During Labor Day Weekend. It's hard to believe that in 2024 we still have...
Special Illinois Painting Class Features A Few Celebrity Tie-Ins
I believe this painting class in Illinois will become very popular because of all the celebrity tie-ins to the event. This IL Painting Class Has Connections To A Famous Clown, Actor, And Musician. This is going to be a really fun day in Illinois. It has several tie-ins with famous...
Pritzker makes impassioned speech at DNC, labels Trump a 'con artist'
Governor JB Pritzker revved up democrats during a prime-time speech Tuesday night at the Democratic National Convention that was part attack on former President Trump and part boast about Illinois.
'Brace yourself': Wet, snowy weather in forecast for central Illinois this winter
Warm sweaters and wool socks are in the forecast as a frosty, wet autumn and a cold, wet and white winter are expected for Illinois and environs. The Farmers' Almanac has released its latest weather predictions, and they're heavy on alliteration. ...
Illinois Included In Huge Recall Of 84 Tons Of Frozen Chicken
It was just yesterday that I posted in this space about a vegetable product recall that has now been classified as a Class-1 recall, which is the FDA's most serious category of the three categories they have for food product recalls. A Class-1 recall is "a situation in which there...
Google invests in 800 MW solar project in Illinois
Swift Current Energy reported that it has closed on a tax equity investment from Google for its 800 MWdc Double Black Diamond Solar project in southern Illinois. The amount of funding by Google was not disclosed, but previous reporting by pv magazine USA stated that over $779 million in project financing was closed for this project, making it among the largest solar project financings in U.S. history.
Multiple Illinois KFC fast-food locations suddenly shut down, implement mass layoffs
ILLINOIS (WMBD) — EYM Chicken Operations and its parent company, Yum, shut down multiple Illinois KFC fast-food locations earlier this week, implementing mass layoffs of its employees statewide. According to a former maintenance employee who worked at several central Illinois KFC restaurants, his director of operations called him on Aug. 6 to notify him of […]
KFC closes several stores in Illinois, Galesburg, Macomb remain open
KFC restaurants across central Illinois closed Monday, but stores in Galesburg and Macomb remain open. KFC's media contact confirmed Tuesday that while some restaurants Illinois closed suddenly on Monday, not all KFC locations in the state have been closed. KFC stores at 615 E. Jackson St., in Macomb, and 1017 N. Henderson St. and...
Illinois quick hits: Campuses step up safety efforts as students return
Girl survives boating accident, two others die A seven-year-old girl survived a boating accident this week in LaSalle County that killed her grandfather and great-grandfather. According to a release from Illinois Conservation Police, the child was wearing a life jacket, but the two Indiana men were not. The three were on a fishing trip at the LaSalle Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area when their boat capsized. ...
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