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ATM Skimming Incidents Rise Nationwide: What Illinois Cardholders Should Know
Palos Park, IL – Debit card skimming incidents have surged nationwide, and Illinois residents are urged to protect their financial information. The latest data shows a nearly 40% year-over-year increase in compromised card reports (CCRs). Skimming incidents, which involve thieves installing devices on ATMs and card readers to steal card information, have become a serious threat across the country.
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...
Illinois High School Football Rankings: Loyola Academy Tops 2024 MaxPreps List
The Loyola Academy Ramblers lead the 2024 Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 Illinois high school football rankings, aiming for their third consecutive state championship. They boast a remarkable 45-2 record since 2021, with undefeated seasons in 2023 and the COVID-shortened 2021 campaign. Key seniors include LB Donovan Robinson and QB Ryan Fitzgerald, both committed to Division I programs. Edwardsville’s Iosa Epenesa is highlighted as the top player in the state, with impressive defensive stats fueling expectations for his team this season.
Multiple Meth Dealing Counts Filed Against Princeton Man
Alleged meth dealing has a Princeton man locked up. Thirty-eight-year-old Robert Rigby was booked into the Bureau County Jail Thursday night. Court records indicate he was indicted last week on four felony counts of dealing meth. The sales allegedly occurred in May, June and July. Just last month in Bureau...
Look Out Swimmers, a Bear Spotted Swimming in this Illinois Lake
When you go swimming in Illinois, you need to understand the dangers in the water. Now, you need to consider the possibility that there are bears swimming in Illinois lakes as a new video share proves. This video was just shared a couple of hours ago by WSIL News 3...
Ugaste blasts Illinois’ rising unemployment rate
(The Center Square) – With Illinois already home to the second-worst unemployment rate in the country, Republican state Rep. Dan Ugaste is warning the worse may still be yet to come. New U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows the state’s unemployment rate now stands at 5.2%, or nearly a full percentage point above the national average of 4.3%, as at least 341,630 residents were reported to be looking for work over that time. ...
Police report drug related arrest on I-70
Junction City police have reported the arrest of a 19-year old Kewanee, Illinois man, Natanael Jonathan Camacho on drug related charges including Distribution of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Possession of Possession of Paraphernalia with Intent to Manufacture Controlled Substance, Possession of Marijuana, No Drug Tax Stamp and Following a Vehicle too Closely.
Ahead of 2024 election, women voters in the Chicago suburbs weigh in on top issues
Illinois voters are hoping to gain a better understanding of where both major presidential candidates stand on various topics after Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks Thursday night, formally accepting the Democratic nomination. Suburban women came out strong to the polls in the 2020 presidential election. "Women are more than...
St. Matthews Lutheran Church Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser for Second Story Building Project
St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Princeton is inviting the community to a Saintly Spaghetti Supper on Saturday, September 21, 2024, from 4:30 to 7 PM. Proceeds from the dinner support the Second Story Building Project. Adult tickets are $8; children twelve and under are $6; and toddlers three and under eat free. Whether you choose to dine in or take out, your meal supports a great cause. Plus, don’t miss the chance to win a 36-inch Blackstone Griddle and other exciting prizes in the raffle. Join in for food, fun, and community support!
DNC notebook: Moore takes a (hot dog) stand, Warnock recalls his Baltimore days
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker engage in a different type of dog fight, and Sen. Raphael Warnock shows off his Baltimore bona fides in a speech to the Maryland delegation at the DNC.
Union leaders push for sports stadium funding from taxpayers
(The Center Square) – Union leaders in Illinois are suggesting that they’ll push Gov. J.B. Pritzker for taxpayer funding of new professional sports stadiums in Chicago. The Illinois General Assembly did not approve spending on proposed Chicago sports facilities this year, but at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week, AFL-CIO President Tim Drea said Pritzker is not necessarily against stadium funding. “He hasn’t said no, he hasn’t necessarily,...
Big Change Coming to 108 Illinois Target Stores to Stop Theft
If you have worked any length of time in retail, you know theft is one of the biggest dangers to survival of a business. Target knows this and has announced a big change that will likely affect all 108 stores in Illinois if it hasn't already. Yahoo Finance just shared...
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