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Mt. Vernon teen charged with three counts of aggravated battery following incident at St. Mary’s Hospital
A 19-year-old Mt. Vernon teen has been charged in Marion County Court with three counts of aggravated battery following an altercation at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital. Alana Schmidt of Richview Road was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a private security officer after allegedly pushing two security officers with her hand. The third count is for aggravated battery to a nurse for allegedly striking a nurse at the hospital in the jaw with her hand.
Illinois’ REAL ID Deadline Is One Year Away: Here Are The Details
After all the pandemic-caused deadline postponements, you may have thought that the day would never come, or maybe with all the other things you've had to think about and deal with over the last four years you've completely forgotten about Illinois' REAL ID. Either way, it's okay. For now, anyway.
Illinois quick hits: Theft ring busted; Illinoisans working from home
Theft ring busted An investigation in Cook County has led to the bust of a large-scale retail theft operation. The Cook County sheriff announced Thursday that approximately $2.4 million in suspected stolen merchandise was recovered in the operation last week. The recovered merchandise included Nike Air Jordan shoes to commemorate the Paris Olympics that had not been made available to the public yet. ...
Juvenile passenger suffers major injuries in rollover crash near Hinckley
DEKALB COUNTY, Ill. (WIFR) - A 22-year-old from Elgin is cited after a rollover crash outside of Hinckley sent multiple people to the hospital. Just after 5 a.m. July 12, the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash on Rimsnider Road, north of Miller Road. Investigators say the driver was speeding southbound when the vehicle went into a ditch, rolled over multiple times and landed upside down.
Chicago Republican answers attacks from mayor, governor
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has joined Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson in blaming Republicans for violent crime in the city. A Chicago Republican says the issue is the Democrats’ “bad policies.”. Pritzker said there is more violence in Chicago because Republicans defunded community violence...
Millions more spent on Pritzker’s clean energy agenda
(The Center Square) – The state of Illinois is pumping millions of tax dollars more to develop a clean energy jobs program in underserved neighborhoods. The Clean and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), which was signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker three years ago, funds programs that create clean energy jobs statewide. Pritzker said the Climate Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program prioritizes underrepresented populations and Illinoisans living in communities that have historically faced economic...
Illinois touts diversity in pot industry, but revenue for minorities shows little growth
Illinois has the most diverse cannabis ownership in the United States, according to a new study — but minority businesses received very little of the industry’s revenue, and new owners say they need a lot more help to get started. The state-commissioned disparity study found that 60% of all recreational and medical cannabis licenses went to minority- or women-owned businesses. That includes ...
A peek ahead to week one of the high school football season
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The high school football season is still several weeks away, but Thursday it has been on the minds of many local fans, players and coaches. The IHSA has revealed the complete schedules for all of the school in Illinois. Here’s a look at how the opening weekend will play out for […]
Illinois’ Neighbor Has 41 Of The 50 Drunkest Counties In The U.S.
I'm sure that the moment you read the headline you thought to yourself "Wow, Iowa. You need to slow down on the drinking because you're embarrassing yourself." Not about Iowa embarrassing itself, because I'm sure that happens. You'd be wrong in thinking that Iowa is the Illinois neighbor with 41 of the 50 drunkest counties in America. Before you run around casting aspersions at Illinois' neighboring states to the east, west, and south, I should give you a small clue as to which state we're talking about:
La Salle Softball Player Named PLAY BALL June Player of Month
MLB's PLAY BALL program has recognized a softball talent from La Salle. Mya Rosploch, 11, of La Salle, was named a PLAY BALL June Player of the Month. The pitcher and utility player suites up for Genu Win Reign, a travel team based out of Romeoville. PLAY BALL is Major...
Belvidere Stellantis plant gets $334 million from feds to reopen, manufacture EVs
CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Biden administration on Thursday announced $334 million in federal funding to help reopen the shuttered Stellantis plant in Belvidere, and convert it to build electric vehicles and parts.The funding is part of a $1.7 billion investment from the U.S. Department of Energy to convert 11 shuttered or "at-risk" auto plants in eight states to manufacture EVs."For nearly two years we have been intensely focused on creating an environment in the state for the successful return of the Stellantis plant in Belvidere," Gov. JB Pritzker said in a statement. "Because of this funding and the work we've...
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