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Galesburg City Council Receives Clean Audit for Fiscal Year 2023
At the recent Galesburg City Council meeting, the Fiscal Year 2023 Finance Report was heard, which presented with a clean audit for the city, explains City Administrator Eric Hanson:. “We had another very good year as a city and a clean audit, no findings, no issues, all the funds ended...
Report: Housing is less affordable due to red tape in Illinois
(The Center Square) – A new report found that Illinois had the third-worst rate in the nation for building new housing units in 2023, with the main culprit being over regulation. Illinois Policy Institute found that government regulations account for nearly $70,000 of the $292,000 median home price in the state. Researcher Ravi Mishra said that is preventing new housing construction and aggravating a housing shortage, leading to higher prices...
Congresswoman Budzinski opens small business training lecture at CAP 1908
Late Monday morning, Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski of Illinois’s 13th congressional district opened for a small business training lecture dedicated to empowering Springfield’s Black community, kicking off a packed day of activities for the congresswoman which concluded with a tour of Black-owned businesses across Springfield. The training course was...
Quick work by staff averts ‘catastrophe’ at KHS
Even before Tuesday’s EF-1 tornado tore through Kewanee, school district employees were dealing with the aftermath of a storm that damaged the roof at Kewanee High School. “We had a catastrophe,” Supt. Rebecca Baney told the Kewanee School Board at its meeting Tuesday. During Sunday’s late-night storm, Baney...
NWS Confirms Three Tornadoes In Quad Cities Area
The National Weather Service is confirming that three tornadoes hit the Quad Cities area Monday night. Tornadoes touched down in Davenport, near Taylor Ridge in Rock Island County, and Kewanee. The funnel clouds were spawned by a powerful line of wind-producing storms known as a derecho. The storms led to downed trees and damage to homes, two grain elevator bins, and utility poles.
Kewanee police blotter for July 16
Police responded to a report of criminal trespass to real property at Sixth and Walnut streets. Police responded to a report of a suspicious person in the 400 block of Franklin Street. A domestic disturbance was reported in the 200 block of Payson Street. Police responded to a report of...
TRAFFIC ALERT: Rockingham Road intersection down to one lane after 2 semis crash
DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Davenport police are directing traffic after two semi-trucks crashed, with one hitting a utility pole. The crash happened at about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Rockingham Road and Fairmount Street. The intersection was down to one lane while a semi was waiting for a tow. Police said...
Speed Awareness: IDOT, NHTSA, law enforcement agencies urge drivers to slow down, save lives
Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Illinois Department of Transportation is partnering with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other law enforcement agencies to promote the nationwide, “Speeding Catches Up with You” speeding prevention campaign to remind drivers to slow down and to emphasize the importance of safe driving.
Don’t Fall Victim to the Latest USPS Text Scam Circulating Illinois
We should all know better by now, but I nearly fell victim to a new package delivery text scam the other day, and I don't want the same thing to happen to you. Here's one thing I can guarantee about me; if you call or text me from a number I don't recognize, I will not answer or respond...ever. My notorious call screening usually saves me from phone scammers, BUT, when I have been waiting for over two weeks for Japanese Beetle traps I desperately need to arrive, receiving a text about a delivery issue almost had me falling hook, line, and sinker into the scammer's trap.
Illinois, the feds, and quantum
(CAPITOL CITY NOW) – Here is another story about Illinois and quantum research. Someone joked it’s like, “I’ll make you an offer you can’t understand.” The federal government and Illinois are working together on a quantum proving ground. “We are not committing any dollars...
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