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Illinois Is Getting Digital Licenses: Here’s How It All Works
We've been keeping an eye on the progress of Illinois House Bill 4592 (HB 4592) for a while now, and because we're technology geeks we're pretty excited that it brings that little plastic card in your wallet into the digital age by allowing us to have our driver's licenses or state IDs on our phones, where we have seemingly everything else.
Housing providers are squeezed by rising insurance costs, driving rents up. Unlike other states, Illinois can do little about it
CHICAGO - Stuart Handler runs a company that owns and manages 47 properties, with a total of 6,000 apartments throughout the Chicago area. For 2024, the insurance premium on his portfolio of properties increased about 150%, and his deductible climbed from $100,000 to $1 million. The jump in insurance costs...
Nashville notes: Martina’s BLTA chicken salad recipe + Mitchell’s BTS video
Martina McBride has shared her BLTA chicken salad recipe on social platform X. “Bring on this salad! It’s fresh and has some good protein for everyone trying to up their daily intake,” she writes. Mitchell Tenpenny is giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the filming for his...
Pritzker says Trump is the loser after former president's remarks on X with Musk
(The Center Square) – After being called a “real loser” by former President Donald Trump, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker said it’s Trump who is the loser. Elon Musk, the owner of X, formerly Twitter, hosted a more than two hour discussion with Trump on the social media platform Monday, where Trump discussed being shot in the ear, the economy, foreign and domestic policy and government efficiency. Trump wants to get...
Biden to designate national monument at site of Illinois race riot
Biden to designate national monument at site of Illinois race riot. President Biden will designate a national monument this week at the site of racist mob violence in 1908 in Springfield, Ill., the White House confirmed Wednesday. © AP Photo/Evan Vucci. A White House official told The Hill the...
Two treated on scene following head on crash on Route 161 Extension
Two Iuka residents were treated on the scene following a head on crash on the Route 161 Extension east of the Lincoln Road early Wednesday night. Marion County Sheriff’s Deputies reports indicate an RV driven by 60-year-old Craig Heitkamp of Marvin Street in Central City crossed the centerline and struck a pickup truck driven by 46-year-old Aaron Tate of Dago Hill Road in Iuka. The RV then left the scene, but was later found stopped along the Route 161 Extension near the Iuka Road by an Iuka Police Officer on his way to assist the sheriff’s deputy.
17-year-old Kinmundy juvenile charged with making school threat
A 17-year-old Kinmundy juvenile girl was arrested for disorderly conduct after allegedly posting on social media a threat towards South Central High School. Marion County Sheriff Kevin Cripps says an outside agency that watches for threats contacted the sheriff’s department which then followed up. He reports the juvenile admitted...
Marion County Sheriff’s Department and Salem Police win Battle of the Badges blood drive
The Marion County Sheriff’s Department and Salem Police will keep the Battle of the Badges Blood Drive trophy for another year as the two topped the combined effort of the Salem Fire Protection District and United Medical Response. A total of 65 units of blood were collected during the...
Endangered Missing Person Advisory issued for man last seen in Carbondale
CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Illinois State Police activated an Endangered Missing Person Advisory for a man last seen in Carbondale on Tuesday, August 13. Carbondale Police requested the advisory for 67-year-old Richard E. Slomkowski. According to Carbondale Police, Slomkowski was last seen at 7 p.m. on Tuesday in the area...
Three arrested in connection to two separate church burglaries in Harrisburg
HARRISBURG, Ill. (KFVS) - Three people have been arrested after the Harrisburg Police Department investigate burglaries at a church. According to the police department, on August 4 and August 10, members of the First Baptist Church in Harrisburg discovered two separate burglaries had occurred at their Disaster Relief storage facility.
Salem Planning Commission clears way for new subdivision
The Salem Planning Commission has given the final approval needed for a new subdivision at the location of the old bus garage at Lake and Marion Streets adjacent to the fairgrounds. The commission has approved changing the zoning from industrial to multiple-family residential as well as approving a minor subdivision.
Illinois Comptroller says embroiled Village of Dolton is refusing legally-required audit
DOLTON, Ill. (CBS) -- New financial problems have surfaced in south suburban Dolton—having to do with taxpayer money and the village's failure to let people know where it is being spent.According to the State of Illinois, Mayor Tiffany Henyard's administration not only refuses to get an audit done, but also won't even communicate with the state agency tasked with the job of watching over government spending.The office in question is that of Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza—and Dolton is now on that office's radar."There are obvious red flags that your station other stations have covered," said Comptroller's office spokesman Abdon Pallasch....
Kentucky 4th grader dies after collapsing at recess on first day of school, family says
HENDERSON, Ky. (KAKE) - A Kentucky family is mourning the loss of their 9-year-old daughter after she collapsed on the playground during recess on the first day of school. The family of Lucy Nash said Tuesday that was pronounced brain dead at a local hospital. “On the first day of...
Mayfield participating in 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over' campaign
MAYFIELD, Ky. — The city of Mayfield will participate in the national "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign from Friday, Aug. 16, to Monday, Sept. 2. According to Lieutenant Trevor Webb from the Mayfield Police Department, this branch of the campaign discourages drunk driving leading up to Labor Day weekend.
Mike Kehoe, Crystal Quade agree to Missouri gubernatorial debate on policy
SEDALIA — Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Kehoe and Democrat Crystal Quade agreed Thursday to a debate next month hosted by the Missouri Press Association. Kehoe did not participate in several Republican debates in the run up to the Aug. 6 primary. News stations have offered to moderate a Kehoe-Quade debate, but a date has not […]
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