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DACC Enhances Automotive Program with Electric Vehicles
THE FOLLOWING IS A DANVILLE AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE RELEASE. DANVILLE — Danville Area Community College (DACC) has announced an important development in its Automotive Technology program, integrating electric vehicle (EV) technology into its curriculum. This summer, Automotive Technologies Professors Alan Wilson and Dean Graves, along with Manufacturing Professor Todd Flessner, participated in a 40-hour boot camp at Weber State University in Utah. Led by Professor John Kelly, the training included 65 hours of comprehensive education—25 hours online and 40 hours of hands-on instruction—focused on electric vehicle maintenance.
As workers return to the office, residents are moving back to Chicago and other cities, driving up home prices
Ta Juana Tang, 45, bought a home in Frankfort, a southwestern suburb of Chicago, during the COVID-19 pandemic when she started working remotely. But when in-person work started to return, Tang’s commute became too much. In April, she sold her Frankfort townhome and purchased a four-bedroom home in West Town. “When you work in construction, I’m in the office at 7:00 (or) 7:15 a.m.,” said Tang, ...
Monmouth Investigator Warns of Toll Payment Phishing Scams
If you have received a text message saying you have unpaid tolls in Illinois, Monmouth Police Department Investigator Josh Kramer informs that is a phishing scam and the message should be deleted:. “They are phishing text messages and it will say that it is the Illinois Tollway, you have unpaid...
A Familiar Face Returns To Taylorville As New Superintendent
Meet Brandi Bruley, the new Superintendent of Taylorville School District. Superintendent Bruley comes to Taylorville School District after 15 years as Principal of North Elementary School, serving as Director of Curriculum for the Illinois State Board of Education, and previously worked as Superintendent at Waverly Community Schools. Bruley says she...
New, but nostalgic: Springfield arcade hopes updated look will help spark business
Classic pizza and arcade nostalgia await you at Chuck E. Cheese, along with a quarter of a million dollars in renovations. The new renovations at 2369 S. MacArthur Blvd. include a retro-style paint job around the building, digitized menu boards, an interactive dance floor and a new trampoline wall coming in September. ...
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.
Daily severe storm risk through Friday | Live Doppler 13 Weather Blog
INDIANAPOLIS — A complex of strong storms in central Illinois has prompted a Severe Thunderstorm Watch across the border in Illinois until 1 p.m. This storm system is tracking southeast toward Indiana. Here's what to know. Severe risk across Indiana again Wednesday. The Storm Prediction Center has once again...
Illinois Storm Warning: Strong Winds and Hail Threaten Chicagoland Tonight
Illinois, July 31, 2024 – A round of severe thunderstorms is expected to sweep through Illinois late tonight, with the National Weather Service (NWS) issuing a severe weather alert for areas south of I-80. Residents in these areas should prepare for damaging winds and quarter-sized hail as storms develop after midnight and continue into early Thursday morning.
More Meat Recalled in Deadly Multi-State Listeria Outbreak
More meat is being recalled in the massive multi-state Listeria outbreak that has killed two people. 34 people have gotten sick in 13 states, so far. All but one have been hospitalized and two have died, one in Illinois and another in New Jersey. 7 million additional pounds of Boar's...
2nd Year in a Row This Illinois County Has Highest Tax Rates
Taxes stink, but we have to pay them no matter what. Illinois is the worst with taxes as one of the states with the highest taxes in the nation, but for the second year in a row, one country tops all others as being the highest. Highest Tax County in...
Winning Mega Millions lottery tickets sold in Illinois and Texas
INGLEWOOD – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Tuesday (July 30) evening’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery. There were two tickets sold matching five numbers in Illinois and Texas and are worth $1 million each. The numbers in Tuesday evening’s draw are...
Capitol Connection: Concerns still remain over Carbon Capture in Illinois, especially around Mahomet Aquifer
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — Lawmakers came to a compromise on regulations around Carbon Capture regulations, but some groups are still concerned about the impact the storage of emissions could have on key water sources in the state like the Mahomet Aquifer. The law Governor Pritzker signed in July contains a list of first-of-their-kind regulations at […]
Illinois Women Warned About Vicious New Banking & Romance Scams
Obviously no scam is good, but I would argue the worst are the ones that prey on emotions to rob a person blind or worse. That's why there are urgent warnings for Illinois women to be aware there are current ploys that use text messages to lure victims into romance and banking problems.