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Reforms will alter the real estate transactions in Illinois and elsewhere
(The Center Square) – Changes are coming later this summer that will alter how real estate transactions are handled in Illinois and around the country. For decades, the National Association of Realtors required home sale listing brokers to provide an offer of compensation to a buyer’s agent up front. That usually was a 6% split between a seller’s broker and buyer’s agent. Groups of home sellers brought lawsuits against the...
Here Are Illinois’ New Taxes And Laws That Started On July 1st
Normally, you'd have to wait until January to see what new laws and/or rules and regulations the lawmakers down in Springfield saw fit to pass and send to the governor's desk for signature into law. I hesitate to use the word "luckily" here, but you don't have to wait until...
St. Mary's School Announces Enrollment for Pre-K and K-8 for 2024/2025
St. Mary’s School is excited to announce that enrollment for the 2024/2025 school year for Pre-K (ages 3 and 4) and Kindergarten through 8th grade is now open. With a strong tradition of academic excellence and a nurturing environment, St. Mary’s School is a top choice for families seeking quality education in a supportive community.
Restrictions on face masks proposed around country, but ACLU of Illinois has concerns
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Just four years ago, a mask requirement for indoor spaces was issued in Illinois at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, and masks were still required on the Chicago Transit Authority and other mass transit as recently as the spring of 2022.But now, there is a growing movement of lawmakers and communities who want to ban masks. Civil liberties advocates have some major concerns about that idea.In surveillance videos of crimes being committed, the perpetrators are often wearing masks over their noses and mouths. In many cases, the coverings help hide the faces and identities of those...
Morton graduate Gus Rugaard achieving dream to be D1 player as Bradley walk-on
PEORIA, Illinois (WMBD) – Growing up as a kid, Gus Rugaard spent years cheering on the Bradley Braves from the stands. Now he’s just months away from having a front-row seat. Rugaard may have the simplest move to college for an incoming freshman. Just a 10-mile drive from...
Illinois officials urge residents to avoid at-home fireworks this Fourth of July
After the Consumer Product Safety Commission reported that nearly 10,000 fireworks-related injuries and eight fatalities occurred in 2023, officials in Illinois are urging the public to leave the explosives to the pros. On Monday, the Illinois Fire Safety Alliance held an event ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, urging...
Man who died after being found unresponsive at Peoria County Jail has been identified
The Peoria County Coroner's Office has released the name of the 31-year-old man who died early Tuesday morning after he was found unresponsive in a holding cell at the Peoria County Jail. Wayne Hatton of Peoria died at 1:54 a.m. Tuesday at Carle Health Methodist Hospital, according to a news...
Undocumented immigrants now eligible for standard Illinois driver's licenses
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Under an Illinois law that went into effect Monday, undocumented immigrants are now eligible for standard driver's licenses in Illinois.It is a change that seeks to reduce the stigma around driving without citizenship, and to make the roads across the state safer.For more than a decade, undocumented immigrants have been able to drive legally in Illinois so long as they passed their road test and had proof of insurance—under legislation signed into law in 2013 by then-Gov. Pat Quinn. This new law takes things one step further by changing the look and language of their former licenses.What...
Pritzker signs 49 bills impacting elections, hunting, mobile park residents and more
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker enacted 49 bills Monday that touch on elections, hunting, mobile home park residents, criminal justice, education and more. House Bill 4621, effective immediately with some provisions taking effect July 1, 2025, creates the Office of Statewide Pretrial Services within the Administrative Office of the Illinois Courts. The move allows the office to provide pretrial services to circuit courts and counties that don’t currently have pretrial services agencies. There has been an explosion of pretrial hearings since cash...
One of Morton's best softball players, former player of the year, dies at age 46
No one preached positivity to her Morton softball teammates like Lori Greiner Grover. Her signature motto – "Remember your HAT" (hard work, attitude, team) – will be forever engrained into the minds of those who played with Greiner. And those lasting memories of Greiner live on following her death at age 46 on June 12 due to complications from leukemia, according to her obituary.
Illinois officials react to SCOTUS presidential immunity ruling
(The Center Square) – Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court granting "absolute immunity" to the president of the United States when acting in his core constitutional duty is getting reaction from Illinois elected officials. Monday’s ruling comes in response to former President Donald Trump's claim that he has presidential immunity against the charges brought against him over actions he took as president. He is the first former president to face criminal charges. ...
Pritzker could sign reusable tenant screening bill, further regulating landlords
(The Center Square) – Illinois could become the latest in a string of states to enact a measure seeking to save renters money on repeated application costs with House Bill 4926 on Gov. J.B. Pritzker's desk. The measure would amend the Landlord and Tenant Act to allow a tenant to use what’s called a reusable tenant screening report when applying to rent properties. Proponents say the bill can save renters money by letting them get their own basic screening from a third party. The screening...
What we know about new law enforcement cameras coming to Peoria County in 2024
Law enforcement highway cameras will be coming to Peoria County later this year. The Illinois State Police will be installing highway cameras around Peoria County as a tactic that is said to reduce the number of highway shootings. Peoria Police Chief Eric Echevarria said in a news release the interstate...
Investigation underway after Bartonville house fire; no injuries reported
BARTONVILLE, Ill. (WMBD) — Firefighters with the Bartonville Fire Department responded to a house fire early Tuesday morning. According to a Facebook post from the department, firefighters responded to 16 Sandalwood Lane at 3 a.m. after they received a report of a bedroom on fire inside the home. When firefighters arrived at the home, they saw heavy smoke and fire exiting from bedroom windows.
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