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Earlville man honored as one of Illinois Department of Natural Resources 2024 volunteers of the year
The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) announced its 2024 Outstanding Volunteers of the Year on Thursday. 11 individuals and organizations across the state were honored for their volunteer efforts on behalf of the IDNR, including Kerry Novak of Earlville. The IDNR says Novak has volunteered at Starved Rock Sate...
Orpheum After Dark Fright Film Fest & Orpheum Football Film Series This Fall
As the fall season approaches, The Orpheum Theatre is excited to announce The Orpheum After Dark: Fright Film Fest 2024 starting October 4th as well as a new Orpheum Football Film Series the weekend of September 20th!. Our weekend Football Film Series opens on Friday, September 20th at 7:00pm with...
Simone Biles Reveals the Gymnastics Move Her Husband Hates
Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens is already used to seeing gravity-defying and mind-blowing gymnastics moves, thanks to his wife and USA Gymnastics icon Simone Biles. Despite that, however, there is one particular skill that he absolutely hates: the wolf turn. Biles admitted as much in a recent ...
Rockford BBB: Illinois Scammers Using Fake Local Phone Numbers
Here in Illinois and across the country, people are losing tens of billions of dollars to phone scams and scammers every single year. In spite of numerous efforts to alert the public to these scams, between 2021 and this year the numbers of people being scammed via phone has gone up in many categories, not down.
Illinois Begins Roundtable Discussions to Shape Future Aging Policies
The Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) is launching a series of roundtable discussions to shape the state’s future approach to aging services. State Officials Engage Community in Policy Planning. This initiative seeks to involve a broad spectrum of participants, including service providers, older adults, family caregivers, and the general...
Why have so many Illinois politicians been corrupt?
This week, the Chicago Tribune launched a new series of stories called “Culture of Corruption”:. “What makes Illinois so corrupt?" the introduction asks. "In the coming weeks and months, the Tribune will explore and attempt to explain why corruption continues to poison virtually every level of government in our state, draining off tax dollars and robbing public service of its meaning.”
Connect 360, Arrowleaf Awarded Restore, Reinvest, and Renew Program Grants
CHICAGO – Using revenue from adult-use, recreational cannabis sales, the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) Thursday announced $35 million in grants to support 88 programs run by local organizations across the state. Two organizations in our area received grants. Connect 360 in Marion was awarded $107,550. Arrowleaf in...
It’s all Greek to me: Hog Days special edition
When I was asked to put together a special column of It’s All Greek to Me about Hog Days for the Hog Herald (the official publication of Hog Days) by Susan DeVilder, the managing editor of The Voice, I felt honored and said why not?. I don’t know about...
How Frank P. Johnson’s impassioned speech paved the way for Hog Days
The front page of the Saturday, March 15, 1947 Star Courier carried a dispatch from the newspaper’s Washington correspondent, Sam Tucker, reporting that the results of data gathered every five years by the Department of Commerce’s Census of Agriculture in 1945 had just been released showing that Henry County, Illinois, ranked No. 1 in hog produced in the U.S.
2024 Peoria Walk to Defeat ALS | Good Day Central Illinois
PEORIA, Ill. (WYZZ) — ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, affects about 30,000 people in the United States. According to the Mayo Clinic, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) affects the nervous system; impacting muscle control. Over time, symptoms worsen— making it difficult to walk, talk, swallow, and breathe.
Knox County property transfers for Aug. 20-28, 2024. See a list of home and other sales
The Knox County Assessment Office submits the following Illinois real estate transfer declaration transactions recorded in Knox County the week of Aug. 20-28, 2024. Only the primary name as listed on the submitted sales report is published. Additional owners’ names that would be on the full deed may not appear in this list.
Grazing School in Macomb Aims to Help Farmers Cut Feed Costs
Studies show that feed is the number one cost when running a cattle operation, with hay making up a large portion of that cost. To help mitigate the cost of hay in a producer’s operation, many have turned to grazing lands to offset that cost. The longer producers can graze into the season, the greater the impact it will have on the operation’s profitability. To help producers learn more about their grazing setup or get started with one, Christian Lovell with the Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition says the Coalition is hosting a Grazing School in Macomb on September 6th and 7th.
Bost Visits USPS Distribution Center in St. Louis to Discuss Delivery Delays
ST. LOUIS – U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) Thursday met with senior leadership at the U.S. Postal Service Distribution Center in St. Louis to discuss delivery delays and emergency closures that have slowed or disrupted mail delivery to residents across Southern Illinois. “Since January of last year, my office...
Truck driver dead after overnight Livingston Co. crash
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Ill. (WCIA) — One person is dead following an overnight crash in Livingston County involving a semi-truck and a pickup truck. Officials with the Illinois State Police said the crash happened just after 3 a.m. on U.S. Route 24 at County Road 3350 East. The investigation revealed that the pickup truck driving northbound […]
Free Anhydrous Ammonia Growers Training at IVCC on September 11, 2024
The University of Illinois Extension across Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam counties is hosting a free training session for growers on handling anhydrous ammonia. This event is scheduled for September 11, 2024, from 5:30 to 7 PM, at the Illinois Valley Community College, specifically in room C-316. Anhydrous ammonia is crucial in agricultural processes but requires careful handling due to its hazardous nature. Attendees must register in advance to participate. For registration or more information, interested parties are encouraged to reach out to Emily Hansen or visit the designated online registration portal. This training ensures safe and effective farming practices by educating local growers on proper handling techniques.
Illinois solar project to be biggest in eastern half of U.S.
Illinois already creates in the neighborhood of 7000 megawatts of energy from wind power coming from the fields and fields of windmills in the central and western portions of the state, but a massive solar array being built thirty miles west of Springfield is estimated to produce 800 more megawatts.
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