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WIU Board approves more layoffs, rejects selling president’s Macomb residence
The Board of Trustees for Western Illinois University is doing something faculty hoped they wouldn’t do — lay more of them off. After 35 staff and faculty were laid off in late-June, the board met in special session in Macomb Tuesday and voted to lay off more contingent, tenured, and tenure-track faculty along with more staff.
New rescue Sea-Doos allow Ralls County Sheriff’s Department to help people stranded in river
NEW LONDON, Mo. — Members of the Ralls County Sheriff’s Department recently took part for the first time in the annual Run the River at the Meadows event on the Salt River. Ralls County Sheriff Brad Stinson said in a press release the department’s SAR (Search and Rescue)...
Big Discount Store To Close More Illinois Locations Than Planned
Wow. Things can change pretty quickly in a little over a month, and for a struggling discount retailer, they're not changing for the better. According to an SEC filing from last month, Big Lots, which was founded in Columbus, Ohio 50 years ago, said that they expected to be closing somewhere between 35 and 40 stores across the nation this year.
South suburban airport could bring over $1B in economic activity, per report
A new airport in Chicago’s far south suburbs could bring thousands of jobs and a $1 billion economic impact, according to a new report, but state and local officials expressed concerns about the future of the long-delayed project. A study from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, a think tank...
Police: 5 additional arrests made after multi-vehicle crash in Keokuk Friday
KEOKUK, Iowa (KWQC) - Five more arrests were made in connection to a multi-car crash in Keokuk last Friday, Lee County Sheriff’s Office says. On Friday morning, deputies say two people were arrested and one was hospitalized after after two vehicles crashed near 15th and Orleans Avenue. According to...
All-Star Ozark Jubilee, holiday and patriotic show, to perform at The Legacy Theater in November
CARTHAGE, Ill. — The Ozark Jubilee, a holiday and patriotic show, has chosen The Legacy Theater in Carthage to present a Branson Country Christmas at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2. Coming directly from Branson, Mo., the Ozark Jubilee brings a cast of top entertainers for an all-new Christmas...
Holiday light maze, ice skating event coming to St. Charles County
O'FALLON, Mo. — A new Christmas-themed event with 4 million lights, a snow tubing hill and three pop-up bars is coming to St. Charles County. Jingle, which previously debuted in Kansas City, will take place at the CarSheld Field stadium at 900 T.R. Hughes Blvd. in O’Fallon, Missouri, from Nov. 22 through New Year’s Eve, organizers said.
NOAA Released the 2024/2025 Early Winter Forecast for Illinois
It's been a relatively hot and tumultuous summer here in the Midwest. We've endured some ridiculously severe weather and a few uncomfortable stretches of high heat and high humidity. So, we'll welcome some chatter about the upcoming winter. While it's way too early to start thinking about pulling those sweaters and heavy coats out of the closet, it's not too early to wonder what the upcoming winter's going to be like. In fact, NOAA just released its 2024/2025 Early Winter Forecast.
PHOTOS: 2024 Illinois State Fair Butter Cow unveiled
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois State Fair 2024 butter cow has been officially unveiled. This is the 103rd butter cow at the state fair, and the eighth consecutive butter cow designed and sculpted by Sarah Pratt. “The butter cow is absolutely iconic in the state of Illinois,” Illinois Department of Agriculture director Jerry Costello […]
DSD, General Energy Deploy Rooftop Solar for Illinois Park Districts
DSD Renewables and General Energy Corporation have partnered to deploy a 1.54 MW portfolio of rooftop solar projects across three park districts in Illinois. The five installations are set to be located in Elmhurst, Sycamore and Urbana. “Illinois has a proven history of implementing energy efficiency programs, and these projects...
Illinois: Harness racing returns with pari-mutuel betting at state fairs
Pari-mutuel harness racing will make a brief comeback in Illinois this month as the annual state fair meetings take place in Springfield Thursday through August 15 and DuQuoin August 26 to 28. Story continues below. In Springfield, programs will run at 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Thursday and at...