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Illinois’ first dispensary with dockside service opens in Chicago suburb
A new dispensary in suburban Chicago made waves in the cannabis industry with its grand opening Tuesday. Smokehouse, the state’s first dispensary located directly on the water, opened at 44 US 12 in Fox Lake. The new store offers boat slips and a dedicated attendant, catering to customers arriving...
Mississippi man pleads guilty to cannabis charge
PAXTON — A 28-yearold Mississippi man pleaded guilty on Tuesday, July 23, in Ford County Circuit Court to a charge of possession of cannabis with the intent to deliver stemming from a traffic stop last year. Jayjuann Fourcha of Wheeler, Miss., changed his plea from not guilty to guilty...
OLNEY PRINCIPAL SERVING AS ILLINOIS PRINCIPALS ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT
(SPRINGFIELD) Congratulations to a Richland County school administrator as the Illinois Principals Association (IPA) has announced that Cris Edwards, principal of Richland County Elementary School in Olney, will serve as President of the IPA for the 2024-2025 school term. A member of the Illinois Principals Association since 2007, Edwards has most recently served as the State Director for the Wabash Valley region and a member of the IPA Board of Directors, plus she was named Illinois Elementary Principal of the Year in 2023, received the Wabash Valley “Reaching Out & Building Bridges” award in 2021, and the Wabash Valley Herman Graves award in 2019. Edwards began her career in education in 1992 as a Language Arts & Current Events teacher in Tuscon, Arizona, moving to Edwards County High School in Albion as Economics, Government, & Language Arts teacher and on to Parkview Junior High School in Lawrenceville as Social Sciences teacher before becoming an administrator in the Richland County School District in 2007.
Victim Treated and Released Following Tuesday Afternoon Shooting Incident in 400 Block of N. Bowman
THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT RELEASE. On Tuesday, 7/30/24 at about 2:00 p.m., Danville Police Officers and Detectives responded to the 400 block of N. Bowman for a 911 call reporting a subject had been shot. On arrival, officers located a 39-year-old male with a gunshot wound. The...
Complaints about golf carts? Cops get very few
PAXTON — With high gas prices, residents are seeking cheaper modes of transportation, and golf carts have become popular vehicles for getting around in local neighborhoods. Golf cart usage has substantially increased in Paxton since 2009, when the city council enacted an ordinance regulating the use of golf carts, utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) and other neighGolf borhood vehicles — defined as electronically or gas-powered four-wheeled motor vehicles that can go 20-25 mph — as a form of transportation on city streets.
Charleston Fire Chief retiring, replacement named
CHARLESTON, Ill. (WCIA) — The Charleston Fire Department has announced that their longtime chief is retiring. Chief Steve Bennett has served in the CFD for 25 years, but now he’s stepping away from the job. His last day will be Friday. As for Bennett’s successor, the city is promoting from within the department. City administrators […]
Coal City receives $2.6 million in state funding to replace lead service lines
Jul. 31—Illinois EPA Interim Director James Jennings announced Thursday that $43,159,886 in funding is being provided to 17 communities to replace lead service lines, one of which was Coal City. Coal City received $2,671,206 in principal forgiveness funding, which means none of it will have to be paid back. "We know lead service lines are a major obstacle for community water supplies ...
Illinois career and technical education programs receive $8 million federal grant for heavy machinery training
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Career and technical education (CTE) programs throughout Illinois are getting an $8 million boost from the federal government. U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, joined leaders from the Youth Workforce Development Foundation and Associated Equipment Distributors Wednesday at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield to announce an $8 million grant for CTE programs to offer heavy equipment operator and diesel equipment technology training programs.
Southern Illinois hit with major flooding
NASHVILLE, Ill. — Major flash flooding led to road closures, forced the evacuation of residential areas and drowned field crops on July 16 in parts of southern Illinois. “I’m 63 years old and this is the highest amount of rain I’ve ever seen in the shortest period of time, especially in July,” Washington County Farm Bureau President Gerald Kuberski told FarmWeek.
Illinois Bug Warning: The Lone Star Tick Can Make You Really Sick
You're probably sick and tired of hearing and talking about bugs in Illinois after nearly a year of being pelted around the clock with information about the upcoming (now gone) historic cicada emergence in Illinois. Spoiler alert: Cicada-geddon totally lived up to the hype in some areas, while other areas...
Opposition growing over Chinese battery manufacturer locating in Illinois
(The Center Square) – As more revelations arise about a Chinese company that plans to build a battery plant in Kankakee County, opposition is building. Gotion is slated to receive over $8 billion in federal and state subsidies for its Manteno, Illinois, plant. The company plans to build a facility in Michigan as well, where Illinois […]
Illinois career and technical education programs receive $8 million federal grant for heavy machinery training
SPRINGFIELD (WGEM) - Career and technical education (CTE) programs throughout Illinois are getting an $8 million boost from the federal government. U.S. Rep. Nikki Budzinski, D-Springfield, joined leaders from the Youth Workforce Development Foundation and Associated Equipment Distributors Wednesday at Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield to announce an $8 million grant for CTE programs to offer heavy equipment operator and diesel equipment technology training programs.
Quiet night ahead, more heat, humidity and storm chances Thursday
It was an interesting day for July’s last day. A few rounds of storms occurred in a few hometowns. But other hometowns didn’t receive a single drop. This is very typical of the ring of fire pattern we’re in thanks to the clusters of storms. Indianapolis also took a little while longer to heat thanks to the extended cloud cover of the day. We aren’t done with the heat, humidity and storms yet August opens Thursday.
Illinois Is Getting Digital Licenses: Here’s How It All Works
We've been keeping an eye on the progress of Illinois House Bill 4592 (HB 4592) for a while now, and because we're technology geeks we're pretty excited that it brings that little plastic card in your wallet into the digital age by allowing us to have our driver's licenses or state IDs on our phones, where we have seemingly everything else.