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Central Illinois Weather: Dangerous Heat and Storms Expected
Springfield, IL – Central Illinois is set to experience a mix of dangerous heat and severe storms throughout the week. Forecasters predict hot and humid conditions with afternoon heat indices ranging from 100 to 110 degrees on both Tuesday and Wednesday. According to the US National Weather Service Central...
GROSS! Illinois Will Experience A “Bug Boom” This Summer
With warmer-than-average weather sweeping across Illinois, residents are noticing a surge in bug and insect activity. The unseasonable temperatures have created an ideal environment for these critters to thrive, leading to an unexpected influx in homes and gardens. In Illinois, in addition, to the warmer temperatures, we've also experienced more...
John Deere Confirms More Layoffs, Cuts in Salaried Workforce
John Deere has confirmed it plans to layoff more workers through cuts in its global salaried workforce according to Corridor Business Journal. Deere didn’t release details on the number of salaried employees affected. The most recent round of cuts follow more than 600 previously announced layoffs of Deere’s production workers at three facilities in Illinois and Iowa. The company didn’t say when the additional salaried workforce positions would be eliminated.
Illinois Women Warned About Vicious New Banking & Romance Scams
Obviously no scam is good, but I would argue the worst are the ones that prey on emotions to rob a person blind or worse. That's why there are urgent warnings for Illinois women to be aware there are current ploys that use text messages to lure victims into romance and banking problems.
Photos Show a Bear is Now Touring Southern Illinois Golf Courses
If you're planning to golf in Illinois soon especially in the southern part of the state, you might want to know that a predator might be watching. Many photos show there's a bear currently touring southern Illinois golf courses. I saw CBS in Chicago share this interesting story about a...
Kroger-Albertson's merger halted; future of 35 Illinois Mariano's, Jewel stores uncertain
The Kroger-Albertson's merger has been halted.The state of Colorado has filed a lawsuit to permanently block Kroger and Albertson's business plans until a court rules on the "megamerger," the state's attorney general said. Friday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe block on the merger puts the future of 35 Mariano's and Jewel Osco stores in Illinois into uncertainty. Kroger and Albertson's had previously released a full list of all the stores they would sell off if their merger is approved, which included the 35 Illinois stores.The two grocery chains had committed in September 2023 to selling more...
Reports Say Pizza Chain with 22 Illinois Places May Go Bankrupt
It's not easy trying to be a restaurant these days and national chains are certainly not excluded. Multiple reports say that a pizza chain that currently has 22 restaurants in Illinois is exploring bankruptcy possibilities. These business rumors aren't coming from small potato sources either. The Wall Street Journal and...
Study shows certain Illinois hospitals provide below average levels of charity care
(The Center Square) – A new study shows that 340B hospitals in Illinois and around the country are abusing a federal drug pricing program. The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created in 1992 to help struggling, uninsured or otherwise vulnerable patients access more affordable medications. Under the program, drug manufacturers provide discounted medications to qualifying hospitals and clinics. The group Alliance for Integrity and Reform 340B found that some hospitals...
Harris calls family of Sonya Massey, Illinois woman who police shot
Vice President Harris spoke Friday with the family of Sonya Massey, a Black woman who police shot and killed in her home earlier this month. A spokesperson with Harris’s office confirmed the vice president spoke with Massey’s family. NBC News first reported on the call, and a family member said the vice president gave “her…
Illinois mandates utilities report residents’ water usage to wastewater agencies
(The Center Square) – An Illinois state senator has concerns about a new law possibly allowing wastewater agencies to charge consumers more. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 5459 into law earlier this month. The law mandates a public utility that provides drinking water services report water usage of a resident to a municipal wastewater agency upon request. Two senators opposed the measure in the Illinois Senate. State Sen. Craig...
Boil order extended in Village of Wonder Lake after new test still detects bacteria in water
A boil order for the Village of Wonder Lake has been extended, officials said Friday.The video in the player above is from a previous report.A new water test Thursday still showed coliform bacteria in the system, resetting their two-day test cycle and extending the boil order until at least Sunday.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchThe order was issued on Monday afternoon after tests showed coliform bacteria was found in the water system.The village said is needs to have two consecutive tests 24 hours apart from one another showing no coliform to be able to lift the...
Chicago shootings: At least 13 shot, 2 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city, police say
At least 13 people shot have been shot, two fatally, in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watchA 14 year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting Friday night in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said.Investigators said the shooting happened Friday night around 10:45 p.m. near 65th Street and Cottage Grove.The teen was walking through an alley when someone in a black Jeep fired shots, police said. The boy was hit in the abdomen and transported to Comers Children's Hospital in critical condition.No one...
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