Jacksonville Business Gears up for Record Store Day on Saturday
By Jeremy Coumbes on April 19, 2024 at 5:37pm
A national movement that celebrates both music and small businesses returns in a big way this weekend. Saturday, April 20th is National Record Store Day, which has grown into an internationally recognized day to celebrate popular music and the independently owned record store. More than 1,400 locally owned record stores, along with thousands of similar […]
Budzinski Leading Bipartisan Bill to Stifle USPS Downsizing, Consolidation Plan
By Benjamin Cox on April 19, 2024 at 7:03am
13th District Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski and Michigan Republican Congressman Jack Bergman introduced legislation on Wednesday that would stop the downsizing and consolidation plan of the U.S. Postal Service. The bipartisan Protect Postal Performance Act would halt the USPS plans to downsize facilities in areas that are located in underperforming postal districts. Facilities in Champaign and […]
Wilson Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder in Fitts Shooting Death
By Benjamin Cox on April 19, 2024 at 7:00am
A three-year old murder case came to a conclusion in Morgan County Circuit Court yesterday. 40-year old Joshua E. Wilson of Jacksonville pleaded guilty to a newly filed Class 1 felony second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of 26-year old Malcom V. Fitts. Fitts was shot multiple times in the parking lot of the […]
Backroads Boutique Crawl Starts Today
By Benjamin Cox on April 19, 2024 at 5:38am
Jacksonville’s Downtown retailers will be a part of an annual trek between three towns and three counties promoting small businesses. The Backroads Boutique Crawl returns today and will continue through until Saturday at over two dozen select locations in Jacksonville, Winchester, and Beardstown. Organizer Bailey Evans says that they are letting the nearly two dozen […]
Summit Ridge Energy Hosting Open House For Solar Farm Project
By Benjamin Cox on April 19, 2024 at 5:26am
A company that has proposed a new solar farm on the east side of Jacksonville is holding an open house for the public. Summit Ridge Energy has proposed a 5 megawatt community solar farm on 58 acres of property located off of East Morton Avenue and Blacks Lane. The property is directly east of the […]
Morgan Co. Property Tax Multiplier Set
By Benjamin Cox on April 18, 2024 at 2:11pm
The Morgan County property tax multiplier has been set by the state. The equalization factor, often called the “Multiplier” is the method used to achieve uniform property assessments among counties due to overlapping taxing bodies, as required by law. If there was no equalization among counties, substantial inequities among taxpayers with comparable properties would result. […]
Crime of the Week: Tool Theft at Solar Farm in rural Concord
By Benjamin Cox on April 18, 2024 at 2:09pm
Crime Stoppers of Morgan, Scott & Cass Counties are requesting information to assist the Morgan County Sheriff’s Department in their investigation of a recent burglary. Sometime between 6pm on April 16th and 8am April 17th, unknown individuals damaged a lock to make entry into a worksite trailer at a solar farm located in the 1800 […]
Jacksonville Family Feud Food Center Fundraiser on Friday
By Benjamin Cox on April 18, 2024 at 9:10am
The survey says it’s a massive fundraiser tomorrow night at K’s Creek for the Jacksonville Food Center. Sixteen teams will compete for cash and raise money in a Family Feud style format to assist with the Food Center’s budget. Ryne Turke, organizer of the event, says it was easy to put together: “I had a […]
Budzinski Continues Push for National Monument Designation for 1908 Springfield Race Riot Site
By Benjamin Cox on April 18, 2024 at 8:50am
13th District Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski joined the group Monuments For All on the steps of the U.S. Capitol yesterday to continue to implore the Biden Administration to recognize the site of the 1908 Race Riot in Springfield with a national monument. One of Budzinski’s first acts in Congress was joining 16th District Congressman Darin LaHood […]
Barrington Hills Man Charged In IL College Dorm Robbery Pleads Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity
By Benjamin Cox on April 18, 2024 at 8:00am
A man suspected of holding up a group of Illinois College students with a large bladed weapon in December 2022 has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity in his case. 27-year old Devin C. Hall of Barrington Hills was charged with two counts of home invasion and two counts of armed robbery without a […]