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Illinois: Mayor cancels Wind Creek casino job fair at last minute
Illinois: Mayor cancels Wind Creek casino job fair at last minute. Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark canceled a Wind Creek Chicago Southland casino job fair in Harvey Thursday just as it was to begin, sending more than 286 hopeful job seekers home, according to casino and Park District officials. Story continues...
Nelly to headline at Du Quoin State Fair
DU QUOIN – The Du Quoin State Fair announced last week that rapper Nelly will headline at the fair on Monday, Sept. 2. “We are excited to bring Nelly back to Du Quoin,” said Jerry Costello II, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture. “We know from past experience that he is a crowd favorite with incredible energy.”
Junior Varsity 7-on-7 Football at Obion County Central
The JV squads of Obion County Central and Gleason took part in a 7-on-7 session Friday night in Troy. The two teams just completed their first full week of practice in shorts and helmets following the dead period. (photos: Charles Choate – 104.9 KYTN/105.7 WQAK)
Paducah woman finds out she has 34 siblings
PADUCAH — Thirty-four siblings — that's what Diane Tucker of Paducah discovered she had after taking a DNA test back in 2018. When she reconnected with her newfound family, they traced their roots back to slavery. Diane Tucker lost touch with the people she thought were her family...
Marion High School football team escapes injury in bus fire
A bus carrying the Marion High School football team caught fire while taking the team back home after a football camp in Salina. The players, coaches and the bus driver all escaped injury. The bus caught fire Friday afternoon on Interstate 135 near a rest stop north of McPherson. The...
Obion school revenues cut $1.2 million because of lower enrollment
UNION CITY, Tenn. — On July 1, the Obion County Commission announced adjustments to revenue for public schools, resulting in a $1.2 million cut to Obion County and Union City Public Schools. Obion County Schools saw a $826,807 cut in county revenues, coupled with an additional $367,404 cut from...
Guns, Ammo, Meth Found at Mt. Vernon Home, Man Arrested
MT. VERNON – A Mt. Vernon man was arrested on gun and drug charges after the Mt. Vernon Police Department and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office joint Narcotics Division served a search warrant in the 1200 block of South 27th Street Thursday afternoon. During the investigation, 48-year-old Stephen Matthew...
Severin: Dolly Parton Imagination Library Serves Southern Illinois, Attends Inaugural Event at Cafe Bloom in Benton
BENTON – State Representative Dave Severin (R-Benton) has served as the Illinois House Republican leader of the Literacy Improves Future Endeavors (LIFE) working group during the 103rd General Assembly. On Wednesday, Rep. Severin met with local school students and literacy leaders to celebrate a legislative victory that welcomes the Dolly Party Imagination Library to Southern Illinois.
Illinois’ REAL ID Deadline Is One Year Away: Here Are The Details
After all the pandemic-caused deadline postponements, you may have thought that the day would never come, or maybe with all the other things you've had to think about and deal with over the last four years you've completely forgotten about Illinois' REAL ID. Either way, it's okay. For now, anyway.
New Illinois law seeks to protect minors from ‘vlogging,’ influencer parents
(The Center Square) – Illinois is now home to a first of its kind law that opens the door for children to be entitled to compensation for appearing in their parents or guardians social media content. The law went into effect earlier this month with a goal of protecting children from “vlogging,” or the production of video blogs created for the purpose of generating income. As part of its reach, the groundbreaking legislation introduced by state Sen. David Koehler, D-Peoria, also requires parents to establish...
Unfortunately, mental health crisis hotline services found ineffective nationally
by Terri DeeIllinois News Connection CHICAGO - Addressing mental illness in America is a source of continued debate and a new report outlined areas in need of change. The study detailed the role of response teams in a mental health episode. Andy Wade, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Illinois, sees a need to strengthen the disconnection between the 988 system and the services and facilities supporting post-crisis recovery services. "The progress has been positive but we need more," Wade asserted. "The crisis system isn't just the phone call. It's also about having a safe and appropriate mental health response, even...
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