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America’s Largest Truckstop Opens In Illinois Next Month
I hate to break it to the state of Iowa, but your days of sitting on top of the mountain by having the world's largest truck stop located in your state are going to be over in a little over one week from today. Walcott, Iowa has been the home...
Illinois high school football state rankings: Peoria-area schools in poll for Week 6
Three Peoria-area teams made their debut in the latest Associated Press Illinois high school football rankings released Wednesday. Class 3A Eureka (5-0) and Class 4A Macomb (5-0) both come in at No. 10 in their respective classes after receiving votes over the last few weeks in the statewide poll. Class 3A Monmouth-Roseville (5-0)...
Illinois quick hits: Hundreds arrested in sweep; Stellantis recalls Jeep hybrids after fires
Hundreds arrests in fugitive sweep During a nationwide U.S. Marshal sweep, hundreds of fugitives were arrested in Metro East. According to U.S. Marshals of the southern district of Illinois, Operation North Star targeted fugitives in 10 metropolitan areas around the country, prioritizing those with firearms. In East St. Louis alone, investigators arrested more than 600 fugitives and recovered 172 firearms, 53 kilograms of illegal narcotics and over $250,000. ...
Illinois Department of Labor reminds businesses about upcoming salary transparency law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) sent a press release Tuesday reminding business owners of the upcoming salary transparency law. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2025, employers with 15 or more employees must include the pay scale and benefit information in job postings. It’s a result of an amendment to the Equal Pay […]
Nearly 140,000 Illinois residents to receive checks for unclaimed property
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Almost 140,000 Illinois residents will soon be receiving checks of between $50 and $100, as part of the state’s program to return money without owners filing a claim. The Enhanced Money Match program from the Illinois Treasurer’s office crossmatches data collected by the state with the unclaimed property database. The money […]
Man from Illinois Received 10 Year Sentence for Trafficking Guns from North Mississippi to Chicago
On Tuesday afternoon, Derrick Stewart, age 20, received a ten year prison sentence for conspiracy to traffic firearms and trafficking firearms. According to Darkhorse Press, the investigation was opened when firearms recovered in Chicago, Illinois crimes were found to be purchased in the Northern district of Mississippi. Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives opened an investigation into the matter. The guns had been purchased very recently compared to when the crimes took place; in fact, some were purchased as recently as one day prior.
Illinois governor travels to campaign, union dues flow from Illinois to other states
(The Center Square) – Illinois Democrats and government union dues are flowing from the Land of Lincoln into presidential battleground states. Gov. J.B. Pritzker traveled to Arizona last weekend to campaign for the Democratic Party’s presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris. “Arizona is very close. I mean, it is razor thin there. It is truly a battleground state, and if Democrats win in Arizona, from my perspective, there’s almost no...
Dramatic rise in whooping cough cases concerns local doctor
In Illinois, 1,058 cases have been reported so far this year, compared to just 199 at this time last year. Dr. David Nguyen, an infectious diseases specialist at Rush University System for Health, says whooping cough can be dangerous with infants.
DoorDash is helping people on government assistance get groceries
DoorDash says since it began accepting SNAP, or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, in July of last year, 25,000 people in Cook County who receive benefits have used DoorDash for 145,000 deliveries.
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