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Coal City welcomes new teachers
Student attendance at Coal City schools began this morning and with the start the new academic year comes 14 new educators. Staff orientation for new teachers started on Tuesday, Aug. 6 with three days of training overseen by Jennifer Kenney, the district’s director of curriculum and instruction. She was assisted by district administrators and staff members.
Illinois, Iowa Preparing for Dangerous Storms and a Lot of Rain
It's been a while since we've had rain, but that's about to change over the next 48 hours. According to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service, the Rockford region could get severe storms late Wednesday night (8/14) that could continue through the start of the weekend. Storms and...
DraftKings ditches plan to charge extra fees in high-tax states
CLEVELAND, Ohio — DraftKings will not be charging winners extra fees in “high tax states” after all, the company announced Tuesday. The sports-betting company announced that it would scrap its plan to add a “gaming tax surcharge” to winning bets in 2025. This came after two major competitors came out and said they would not add fees.
Italian Food Chain in Missouri & Illinois Has Declared Bankruptcy
It's not exactly news that this year has been one of the most challenging for food chains. That sad trend continues as an Italian food chain with locations in both Missouri and Illinois has declared bankruptcy. I saw this court filing shared by Nation's Restaurant News of an Italian restaurant...
What The? Farmer’s Almanac Already Predicting Snow for Illinois?
Hold on a second. I need to catch my breath from laughing (or was that crying?) after I just saw that Farmer's Almanac is predicting snow for Illinois. Yes, I checked. It's still August. What the?. I'm pretty sure that I'm not hallucinating. As a matter of fact, you can...
State lawmakers meet with LWVE to discuss legislation, priorities
Around 50 members of the League of Women Voters of Evanston gathered on Monday to hear from their elected officials of the Illinois General Assembly about major accomplishments of the past legislative sessions and the challenges ahead. State Rep. and Majority Leader Robyn Gabel (18th District), State Sens. Ram Villivalam...
4th annual Southern Illinois Food Security Summit happening Aug. 27
CARTERVILLE, Ill. (KFVS) - Food insecurity affects communities all across southern Illinois--especially in the rural parts of the state. Data from Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap indicates that nearly 50,000 southern Illinoisans struggle with having enough food to eat. The fourth annual Southern Illinois Food Security Summit, taking...
#1 Reason Back-to-School Season is the Best Time of Year in Illinois
There's nothing better than going to the store on a Tuesday, in the middle of the day, and not seeing a single child in sight. Maybe that's just me, but boy is it nice!. It honestly feels like summer just started, but now we're headed into the new school year. Oh, how time passes us by!
Illinois woman rakes in $1M with scratch-off lottery ticket
MONEE, Ill. - A scratch-off Illinois Lottery ticket landed one family the top prize of $1 million. The winning player, who opted to remain anonymous, said her husband bought her the ticket as a gift. The winning ticket was purchased at Monee Tobacco, at 5701 W. Monee Manhattan Road, Suite...
WOW – Special Double Sky Event Visible Over Illinois in September
If you enjoy pretty sky events, you might want to save a date in September as a double sky event will be visible over Illinois all year will happen then - with one caveat. Earth/Sky has a great guide to the supermoons of 2024 and the one over Illinois in September should be the brightest of them all plus it will not be the only special sight in the sky that night. Save the date of September 18, 2024 as the moon that night will be a Super Harvest Moon.
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