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Weekend events in far northern Illinois: Friday, Jun 28 - Sunday, Jun 30
This weekend in Roscoe, South Beloit, and Rockton: family festival, food trucks, garage sale, drive-in movie, science story time, and lots of live music. 11 things to do this weekend: Friday, Jun 28 - Sunday, Jun 30. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on local events and...
New research shows more than 270,000 cars in Missouri and Illinois have potentially deadly Takata airbags: Is your car at risk?
ST. LOUIS — Nearly 10 years after the government launched the largest recall in U.S. history, the struggle to get potentially deadly airbags off the road is still more challenging than ever. On Nov. 18, 2014, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered Takata to initiate a nationwide...
This IL City Would Be Closed & Bankrupt If It Was A Business
What if the Illinois government actually operated like a real business?. Illinois Is One Of The Worst Run Cities In The United States. I've lived in Illinois my whole life. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. I believe the Land of Lincoln and the Windy City are amazing places. There's just one major problem. That's the government. Our state and that city have a horrible history of corruption. Those terrible leaders have put us in bad shape.
Illinois License Plates: Here’s What Happens If Yours Are Stolen
You'd think that this would be an easy explanation, but it turns out that it's just not. Just trying to think logically, if my plate, or plates were stolen, I'd probably think of myself as being the victim in that scenario. However, an Aurora man found out that things sometimes are just not that clear-cut.
Expect a ‘Bug Boom’ in Illinois this summer
(WTVO) — Illinois’ predicted warmer summer and average rainfall could bring an increased number of cockroaches, spiders and other insects, according to The Pest Dude. Zachary Smith of The Pest Dude said these insects all come around because of humid warm conditions but dealing with them is pretty easy. Ants The three best ways to […]
Illinois cold case finally solved nearly 50 years later
MORRIS, Ill. (CBS) – A woman found murdered on the side of a rural road about 50 miles southwest of Chicago in 1976 has been identified, officials announced Thursday.The woman found dead in Grundy County had been nameless. Officials identified her on Thursday as JoAnne "Vicki" Smith, who was only 20 years old when she died.Detectives said the woman's DNA led them to surviving relatives. Earlier this year, a DNA match led authorities to identify the body as Smith's.For nearly 50 years, her family has wondered what happened to their loved one, who vanished from their home in Ohio in...
Jobs up in most Central IL metro areas: May 2023 vs. 2024
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) – Last week, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Illinois Department of Employment Security released May data that indicates a rise in nonfarm jobs in most metropolitan areas since the previous year. They found that nonfarm jobs went up in 10 metropolitan areas and decreased in four since May 2023. The […]
Some question effectiveness of violence intervention, jobs programs in state budget
(The Center Square) – An analysis of the Illinois state budget set to begin July 1 shows about $180 million will go toward violence intervention and youth summer jobs programs. Some question whether that will move the needle. Earlier this week, the U.S. Surgeon General labeled “gun violence” a “public health crisis.” “Firearm violence has become the number one cause of death among children and adolescents,” U.S. Surgeon General Dr....
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