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Arrest Made Following Traffic Stop in Union City
A traffic stop resulted in the arrest of a Union City man on weapons charges. Union City police reports said a vehicle operated by 35 year old Trymone Derell Bell was stopped on East Church Street. During the traffic stop for using a cell phone while driving, the smell of...
CenterPoint Recovery Center celebrates years of recovery with alumni picnic
PADUCAH — CenterPoint Recovery Center hosted its annual alumni picnic, where the organization celebrated years of substance abuse recovery for community members. CenterPoint hosted the event at Bob Noble Park. Several people came, and there was food, singing, and a bouncy house for the kids. Leaders said these celebrations...
Illinois Wants You to Design a New State Flag?
Starting next week the Illinois State Flag Commission is accepting submissions for a new state flag design. The commission is looking for ideas and designs from the residents of Illinois. The Illinois house or Representatives passed a bill last year, and the state senate followed on forming a new state...
SIU-Carbondale Chancellor Austin Lane discusses the start of the fall semester, DEI, the Du Quoin State Fair and more
The fall semester is off and running at SIU-Carbondale. WSIU's Brad Palmer talked with Chancellor Austin Lane about how the first two weeks are going as well as the diversity he sees on campus and more. As a news producer and news anchor on All Things Considered, Brad provides the...
Legislator says Illinois Senate president admitted to ‘quid pro quo’ at DNC
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state legislator says Senate President Don Harmon's Democratic National Convention comments about unions are an admission of “quid pro quo.” Harmon delivered remarks at the DNC in Chicago for the Illinois delegation’s breakfast. “Democrats don’t win without organized labor and organized labor puts everything at risk when Democrats don’t win,” said Harmon, D-Oak Park. “We gotta stick together.” ...
Commonwealth Foundation gives Illinois an 'F' for labor laws
(The Center Square) – A new report says Illinois is failing when it comes to worker freedom. Along with Policy Analyst Andrew Holman, David Osborne, senior fellow of labor policy for the Commonwealth Foundation, authored the report titled, “The Battle for Worker Freedom: Grading State Public Sector Labor Laws.” “Well, I hate to say it. Illinois probably set a new standard for ‘F’,” Osborne said. ...
People lost to overdoses remembered in Louisville, march held for drug awareness
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- People lost to overdoses were remembered on Saturday in downtown Louisville. Louisville nonprofit VOCAL-KY led a community event at Jefferson Square Park on International Overdose Awareness Day. Loved ones who died from overdoses were remember as organizers called for investments into housing, services and care. According...
Illinois Wants You to Design a New State Flag?
Starting next week the Illinois State Flag Commission is accepting submissions for a new state flag design. The commission is looking for ideas and designs from the residents of Illinois. The Illinois house or Representatives passed a bill last year, and the state senate followed on forming a new state...
When One Illinois Twister Caused Nearly $1 Billion Dollars Damage
The were so many odd things about that day in 2013. First, it was a November tornado which is somewhat rare. Second, it was part of an unprecedented outbreak that caused almost unheard of amounts of damage in Illinois that totaled nearly $1 billion dollars when it finally lifted back into the clouds.
Jackson, Mo. woman dies in single-vehicle crash
CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A Jackson, Missouri woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 45-year-old Justin D. Eaker was driving northbound on I-55 in Cape Girardeau County on August 30. The vehicle traveled off the left side of the...
Soccer Recap: Belleville West Wins Going Away Against Marion
Belleville West kept a clean sheet against Marion on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Marion Wildcats. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Maroons also won the last time the pair played back in August of 2017.
Illinois Sweep! Grant Reigns at Du Quoin’s Ted Horn “98”
Du Quoin, Illinois (August 31, 2024)………After standing atop the leader board in practice, qualifying and the 100-mile race two weeks earlier at the Springfield Mile, there was only one way that Justin Grant could top himself. Yet he did. On Saturday’s 70th running of the Ted Horn...
55 Illinois Families Run From Homes by Artificial Intelligence?
How would you feel if you were given no realistic choice other than to abandon your home because of an incoming artificial intelligence company? That was a realistic dilemma for 55 Illinois families who found themselves looking for a new place to live thanks to robots. Stringer media on YouTube...
Urgent Warning for Illinois Boaters Ahead of Labor Day Weekend
As Labor Day weekend approaches, the Illinois Conservation Police emphasize the importance of wearing life jackets to prevent drownings. Illinois Conservation Police Urge Boaters to Wear Life Jackets. This year alone, the department has responded to 48 boating-related incidents, resulting in 15 fatalities and 15 injuries. Alarmingly, 13 of these...
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