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ILLINOIS STATE NEWS BRIEF (07/22/2024)
(SPRINGFIELD) Governor J.B. Pritzker signed 68 more bills into law this past Friday. One of the four measures that take effect January 1st, 2025, is House Bill 5457 prevents professional license denial or disciplinary action against someone based solely on immigration status or an immigration violation. House Bill 5465 allows human trafficking victims, who were children at the time of the crime, to have their juvenile records expunged or sealed of any criminal acts they were forced to take part in while being abused. House Bill 5370 expands the state’s “Move Over Law” requiring drivers to reduce their speed in & around emergency crash scenes. House Bill 5238 requires newly built manufactured homes to have weather radios installed, plus also promotes regular maintenance of safety devices in mobile home communities. To look over the list of new laws, go to gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com.
Madigan confidant asks for severance from upcoming corruption trial, claiming ex-speaker’s legal team could ‘ambush’ him
Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s relationship with Michael McClain was perhaps best described by McClain himself, who wrote a personal note to the speaker when he retired from lobbying in 2016, saying he’d still be at the ready for special “assignments” whenever Madigan beckoned. “I am at the bridge with my musket standing with and for the Madigan family,” McClain wrote at the ...
Babies “R” Us is making a comeback, with 11 new stores in Illinois
Attention children (and parents) of the 1990s: Babies "R" Us, the beloved retailer you may remember from your younger years will soon return to the Chicago area in a new way. Babies "R" Us, which went out of business in 2018, will soon open 200 stores across the country, each inside of Kohl's Department stores, a press release said.
Raoul says Illinois gun ban should remain in place
Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul said the attempted assassination of former President Trump demonstrates why the state’s gun ban should remain in place. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote that Illinois’ ban is ‘highly suspect because it broadly prohibits common semiautomatic firearms used for lawful purposes.”
Storm reports: Nine confirmed tornadoes from July 15 derecho
PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Severe storms blasted through central Illinois on July 15, bringing widespread damaging wind, heavy rain and tornadoes to the region. Observed thunderstorm winds reached over 100 mph in a few locations, both a result of straight-line winds and tornadoes. Outside of tornadoes, most areas experienced wind gusts 60 to 80 mph which resulted in numerous trees and power lines being damaged across the region.
Data shows a large increase in traffic stops last year by Illinois police
(The Center Square) – Illinois police departments had a busy year in 2023, with an increase in traffic stops over the year before. In Illinois Department of Transportation data compiled by the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, there was a 12% increase in traffic stops last year from 2022. “Police in Illinois conducted another 200,000 additional stops in 2023 compared with 2022, and to put that in a finer...
Speech Experts Really Don’t Like How You’re Saying ‘Illinois’
There are rebels in our midst that are saying what should be an obvious word incorrectly. It's such a problem that the speech experts have issued a warning to everyone that has managed to say "Illinois" incorrectly. I'm a live and let live kind of person. If you want to...
Woman Arrested for Alleged Hit-and-Run Friday Night in Carmi
CARMI – A woman was taken to and booked in the White County Jail and released with a Notice to Appear after being involved in an alleged hit-and-run Friday night in Carmi. According to Carmi Police, officers were sent to Pundrakes convenience store for a hit-and-run around 10:50 p.m.
Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D), Randell Niemeyer (R), and four other candidates are running in the general election in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District
Incumbent Frank Mrvan (D), Randell Niemeyer (R), and four other candidates are running in the general election in Indiana’s 1st Congressional District on Nov. 5, 2024. Democrats have won every election for this district since 1930. A Daily Kos analysis of the round of redistricting following the 2020 census concluded that the 1st district had shifted towards Republicans. Joe Biden (D) received 53.4% of the 2020 presidential vote under the new district lines and 53.6% under the old district lines.
New Indiana law will speed delivery of disaster relief funds
INDIANAPOLIS — The recovery process from Thursday night's tornadoes is going to cost time and money. But in early March, Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a new law that will improve the way people get money from the state's Disaster Relief Fund. Since the law didn't take effect until July,...
FOR SALE: Pickleball Rocks to sell inventory as part of forced bankruptcy liquidation
(WXIN/WTTV) — Are you in the market for a new pickleball paddle… or maybe thousands of them? If so, you’re in luck. The auction Starting Monday, Christy’s of Indiana is running an online auction of the entire inventory of the now-defunct business, Pickleball Rocks. “I think this is going to be a good auction. I […]
Evansville Business Owner Opens Up about Struggles in Facebook Video “Times are Hard”
The community rallies behind one local business after the owner posts an open and honest message about his business' struggle. A little cafe is located in the North Brook Shopping Plaza just off First Ave. Bobaccinos Cafe is more than just a boba shop, it's part boba shop, part diner. As they describe themselves on Facebook:
7 suspects arrested in largescale drug investigation in Evansville
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Seven people were taken into custody Monday afternoon as part of a largescale drug investigation that spanned the past few years. That’s according to the Evansville-Vanderburgh County Drug Task Force, who says the investigation primarily followed Dionta Goodwin’s alleged drug trafficking operation. Detectives say...
Evansville court unseals documents in Louisiana Street killing
EVANSVILLE — Records unsealed Monday in the murder of 37-year-old Joshua A. Seymour, who was found dead from a gunshot wound last week inside an East Louisiana Street home, raised questions about how a supposed heated argument escalated into deadly gunfire. A U.S. Marshals Service Task Force on Saturday apprehended the man accused of shooting Seymour, 54-year-old Martin K. Miniard, during an operation in Posey County. ...
Multiple people taken into custody during Evansville traffic stop
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WEVV) — Multiple people were taken into custody during a traffic stop in Evansville Monday. 44News received viewer tips on Monday after a heavy police presence backed up traffic on the Lloyd Expressway at Stockwell Road. Our news crew at the scene saw multiple law enforcement agencies...
In Small-Town Illinois, A Little Church Says Goodbye
First Baptist Church in Mount Vernon, Illinois, survived a tornado, church schisms and a pair of worldwide pandemics in its more than a century and a half of ministry in this small Southern Illinois town, about an hour east of St. Louis. For 156 years, church members gathered to sing...
'Empty the Shelters' adoption event coming to Daviess County
OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEVV) — There's a special pet adoption event coming to Daviess County Animal Care & Control. BISSELL Pet Foundation's "Empty the Shelters" adoption event will be taking place for one week from from Tuesday, July 23, to Tuesday, July 30. During the adoption event, all adoption fees...
Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for Owensboro triple homicide
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – A man charged with first degree manslaughter after three people were shot and killed in Owensboro in 2019 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison. Cylar Shemwell was charged in connection to the shooting deaths of Robert Smith Jr., Jay Michael Sowders and Christopher Carie. Authorities say Shemwell and Arnett […]
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