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Election integrity efforts underway as IL early voting begins in two months
(The Center Square) – With early voting for the Nov. 5 election beginning in just over two months in Illinois, the political parties are putting out their election integrity teams. Early voting in Illinois begins 40 days before the November election in Illinois, or around Sept. 26. Former Illinois GOP Chairman Don Tracy said Illinois voting needs reforms. “You know it used to be we had election day, now we...
‘All they want is accessible clean water’: Customers express concerns over IL American Water rate hike at final forum
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois American Water is pushing for a $152 million dollar rate hike. Tuesday night, dozens of people gathered at a public forum in Champaign to voice their concerns. Customers would see their monthly water bills rise a little more than $29 dollars starting next year. For some people who showed up […]
Eastern Iowa, Western Illinois Brace for Storms: Hail, Damaging Winds Expected Through 8 PM
Davenport, IA – Residents of Iowa and Illinois are advised to prepare for severe weather today, with storms expected to bring hail and winds exceeding 60 mph through 8 PM. The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Marginal Risk warning, indicating occasional rounds of scattered showers and thunderstorms throughout the day.
Crime Stoppers seeking tips in Sherman truck theft
SHERMAN, Ill. (WCIA) — Sangamon/Menard County Crime Stoppers is now getting involved in a vehicle theft case in the hopes of finding the person(s) who stole a truck and lawn mowers belonging to the Village of Sherman. The truck was stolen from the village’s Public Works facility on July 1. Someone used an axe to […]
Five Rotary Clubs in Springfield area announce new presidents
Rotary members work globally to improve lives by promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water and sanitation, supporting education and mothers and children, growing local economies, and protecting the environment. The group’s top priority is the global eradication of polio. Rotary launched its polio immunization program, PolioPlus, in 1985, and...
Company That Owns Illinois Pizza Huts Files for Bankruptcy
The struggle continues for many food franchises as a company that owns many Pizza Hut locations in Illinois has reportedly filed for bankruptcy. Nation's Restaurant News reported today that EYM Pizza L.P. has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the eastern district of Texas Monday. They said this pizza company "operates units in the South and Midwest". According to their corporate site, that includes Pizza Hut locations in Illinois.
Don’t Go in the Water – 38 Illinois Places Have Swimming Warnings
Summertime is all about getting outside and enjoying the nice weather and swimming is a vital part of that. However, there are now 38 places in Illinois that now have urgent swimming warnings about staying out of the water. As a general rule, I check the Illinois Beach Guard System...
TOMORROW IS MIRACLE TREAT DAY AT LOCAL DAIRY QUEENS
(NEWTON/OLNEY) Tomorrow, Thursday, July 25th, 2024, is Miracle Treat Day at most all area and regional Dairy Queen stores, where at least one dollar or more from the purchase of every Blizzard Treat sold will be donated to the nearest Children’s Miracle Network Hospital, which for us, is HSHS St. John’s Children’s Hospital in Springfield. So stop by any of the following Dairy Queen locations to help out, including Olney, Newton, Robinson, Greenup, Marshall, Casey, Paris, Effingham, Salem, Flora, Centralia, Mt. Vernon, Fairfield, McLeansboro, Carmi, and Vincennes. For more details, go to the dairyqueen.com website.
New Illinois Law Requires Weather Radios In Certain Homes
It's been a rough tornado season and a new Illinois law is taking aim at that. We can all agree it's been a messy summer. In the Chicago area alone last week, there were 33 tornadoes, compared to their usual 5 or 6 per year. With the derecho that moved through last week, 5 tornadoes rolled through the QCA. In Iowa, May was ridiculous. We average 11 tornadoes in May. But this year, we had over 80 tornadoes in May alone.
Company That Owns Illinois Pizza Huts Files for Bankruptcy
The struggle continues for many food franchises as a company that owns many Pizza Hut locations in Illinois has reportedly filed for bankruptcy. Nation's Restaurant News reported today that EYM Pizza L.P. has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the eastern district of Texas Monday. They said this pizza company "operates units in the South and Midwest". According to their corporate site, that includes Pizza Hut locations in Illinois.
From fun to philanthropy: Local women's group transforms lives globally and locally
Stacey Bredemeyer is the founder of Girls on a Mission. They are a group of women that live out their title, girls on a mission to make a difference. We invite all of the girls in the community and when I say girls, it is any age because we all still feel like we're girls. So anywhere from age ten to ninety-nine we have come to our events."-Stacey Bredemeyer, Founder, Girls on a Mission.
New proposed bill seeks to crack down on law enforcement regulations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — Senator Doris Turner has been working alongside Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump and Sonya Massey’s family to work to demand justice. Massey’s family is demanding stricter laws for police officers to prevent something like this from happening again. Former Sheriff's Deputy Sean Grayson...
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