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Illinois Dems Push Delegates to Get Out The Vote with Labor
NOTE: This story was originally posted for subscribers only. To receive subscriber-only newsletters and content, click here. Illinois Democrats kicked off the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago with a clear message: Democrats and unions need to work hand in hand to get out the vote. The...
Warning In Illinois, Iowa And Wisconsin: If You See A Dryer Sheet In Your Mailbox Leave It There
Summer is coming to an end and that warm humid weather is still here which means the wildlife, and bugs are out again. Those bugs can get annoying... thankfully there might be a solution. A random dryer sheet in your mailbox sounds weird I know...and some people have noticed these dryer sheets in their mailboxes. They actual reportedly work.
Looking to the past to preview Illinois’ clash with Eastern Illinois
Where were you the last time Illinois played its neighbors an hour south, Eastern Illinois?. A week and a few hours away from kickoff to open its 2024 season, here’s a throwback look at the last time the Illini played the Panthers. September 6, 2008. Heading into the 2008...
DACC Ready for First Volleyball Season in 11 Years
DANVILLE — Nikita Taylor was already interested in attending Danville Area Community College as she finished high school. Especially so when she heard the school’s volleyball program would return after a decade-plus of dormancy. So the stakes were a little higher when her Oakwood team faced off against...
WATCH: Guy Swears He Has Video Proof There’s a Dome Over Illinois
This just in. You might be living in a real life Matrix. Don't believe me? A guy swears he has video proof that there's a dome over Illinois. This brand new video share made me chuckle a little bit and I'm not trying to give the guy who shared this a hard time. To say that I don't understand everything I see in the skies above Illinois and Missouri is an understatement. His video entitled "Dome spotted in Illinois!!" is interesting.
2024 Illinois School Safety Conference to Be Held October 2
Heighten your safety awareness and hear from experts in school safety and crisis prevention at the 2024 Illinois School Safety Conference. The October 2 event will assist district and school administrators, police and fire departments, transportation directors, safety managers, and emergency managers enhance the safety and security of their K-12 campuses.
Urgent Recall of Fudge Sold in Illinois Due to Dangerous Mold
There are few things more disgusting in life than when you grab what you're expecting to be a delicious food item only to learn that it's been taken over by mold. It's more than just annoying and now there's an urgent recall in Illinois due to fudge that has the potential to be a mold monster.
Toss It Now! Huge Recall In Iowa, Illinois & Wisconsin For Cucumbers
People in Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin make not be feeling the best after eating cucumbers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are letting Iowans, Illinoisans, and Wisconsinites know to avoid whole cucumbers. Whole cucumbers that have been grown in Florida are being recalled due to a Salmonella outbreak...
UI soccer not short on offensive options
Aug. 22—CHAMPAIGN — Janet Rayfield has coached some incredible goal scorers in her two-plus decades as the Illinois soccer coach. Most of the program's top goal scorers, in fact, considering she's led the Illini for 23 of their 28 seasons of existence. Tara Hurless was Rayfield's first elite scorer. The two-time Second Team All-American set the bar rather high, scoring 47 goals in her career ...
Illini freshman notebook: Barna turning heads; Tuerk at home at Ul; Woodward taking in DB development
CHAMPAIGN — To get compared to Gabe Jacas is something. But to get compared to Gabe Jacas by Gabe Jacas is quite something for Joe Barna. "I'm not going to lie, he kind of reminds me of my younger self when I came in," Jacas said on the Illini Inquirer Podcast at Big Ten Media Days. "Just strong as an ox. The dude is benching 405, and I wasn't doing that my freshman year."
These 11 Springfield-area nursing homes were fined upwards of thousands of dollars
Several Springfield and Springfield area nursing homes were the subjects of violations in a quarterly finding made by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In all, 268 violation reports were found in the second quarter of 2024. To file a complaint against a healthcare facility in Illinois that is licensed...
4 Things That Will Surprise About Illinois' Violent Crime Rate
Like any other state, Illinois has a violent crime problem, and it's always the areas around its largest cities where the numbers are the worst. What was surprising to me, is with all the attention the city of Chicago gets for its violence, I never thought that we would not have the highest rate of all 4 states that surround us.
Ex-GOP Rep. Adam Kinzinger forges "awkward alliance" with Democrats
CHICAGO (CBS) – In a primetime speaking slot at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night, Adam Kinzinger, a Republican who served as an Illinois congressman and a frequent critic of former President Donald Trump, said he and Democrats have forged an "awkward alliance" to defeat the former president.While Kinzinger said even though he's been a Republican since he was a kid, he never thought he'd be speaking at a Democratic National Convention."But I've learned something about the Democratic Party, and I want to let my fellow Republicans in on the secret," he said. "The Democrats are as patriotic as us....
Easy Ice Closes 8th Add-On of 2024
Despite its expertise on the cold side, Easy Ice has a hot streak going. In August, the provider of managed commercial ice machine rentals kept it going, making its eighth acquisition of the year. Its addition of Illinois’ High Standard Icemakers, established in 1991, will expand Easy Ice’s presence in Illinois and Wisconsin and add an inventory consisting mostly of Manitowoc ice machines.
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