Thomas Gets Winning Bid on Downtown Open Lots; Looking to Add Parking and Other Amenities
By Benjamin Cox on September 13, 2023 at 9:31am
The City of Jacksonville agreed to the sale of a pair of lots around the downtown square on Monday night at the first meeting of the month of September. Rabbi Rob Thomas was the winning bidder on the city’s surplus real estate located at 203-205 East Morgan Street and 42 North Central Park Plaza. Grand […]
HSHS Medical Records System and MyChart App Restored
By Benjamin Cox on September 13, 2023 at 9:16am
The HSHS Health System announced yesterday morning that access has been restored to their electronic health records platform and the system’s appointment scheduling app. Functionality was restored at 9:20 this morning to the EPIC health records platform and to the MyChart app. Patients are now able to schedule appointments on their own through the app […]
Sangamon Co. Sheriff Warns of Ongoing Phone Scam
By Benjamin Cox on September 12, 2023 at 4:24pm
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department is advising area residents of a phone scam currently circulating. Telephone scammers claiming to be a member of the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office are telling potential victims that they have missed a court date or didn’t attend a mandatory jury summons. As a result, the scammer tries to leverage money […]
Jones Celebrating 80 Years in Business Saturday
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 12, 2023 at 4:00pm
A three-generation family business is celebrating eight decades of feeding the greater Jacksonville area this weekend. Jones Meat & Locker is celebrating 80 years in business with an open house this Saturday at their facility at 2108 East State Street. Owners Terry and Marcy Jones purchased the business from Terry’s father in 1992. Terry says […]
South Church Residential Fire Deemed Suspicious; Isolated To Single Room
By Benjamin Cox on September 12, 2023 at 11:03am
The Jacksonville Fire Department was able to keep another vacant property from burning to the ground yesterday morning. Jacksonville Fire received an initial call of a residential fire at 325 South Church Street just before 5AM yesterday morning. Upon arrival, firefighters found smoke and flames coming from a window on the north side first floor […]
JPD Investigating Vehicle Theft and Criminal Damage Incidents from Overnight Sunday
By Jeremy Coumbes on September 12, 2023 at 9:20am
Jacksonville Police are investigating another vehicle theft, and report of criminal damage to a vehicle that both occurred Sunday night. According to a police report, officers were called to the 1100 block of North Diamond Street yesterday after a complainant advised West Central Joint dispatchers that sometime between 9:00 pm Sunday and 6:30 am Monday […]
New Transportation Guidelines Announced For South County Athletic Co-Op
By Benjamin Cox on September 11, 2023 at 8:28pm
South County families who have athletes were recently notified of transportation changes. The South County Co-Op Committee recently met and discussed recent transportation issues. According to a press release today, the following changes have been put in place in order to have consistency across the athletic program’s transportation. There will be a 15-minute allowance for […]
Second Installment of Property Taxes Due in Morgan County on Friday
By Benjamin Cox on September 11, 2023 at 8:25pm
Morgan County Treasurer Crystal Myers is reminding residents that the second installment of property tax payments are due at the end of the week. The second installment is due on Friday, September 15th by the end of the business day. Residents can pay by mail, the drop box at the north end of the courthouse, […]
Morgan County Raises Animal Control Rates
By Benjamin Cox on September 11, 2023 at 8:22pm
The Morgan County Commissioners are raising animal control rates on area municipalities to ensure the department remains solvent. The commissioners raised the current animal control rate of $2.50 per person in the county to $3 per person in the morning. Morgan County Commissioner Chair Ginny Fanning says the rate increase was proposed during annual budget […]
Roodhouse PD Arrest Adams County Man After Crash on North End of White Hall
By Benjamin Cox on September 11, 2023 at 8:12pm
The Roodhouse Police Department has released information on an arrest that involved a pursuit on U.S. 67 last month. According to a report from Roodhouse Police Chief Kyle Robison, on the evening of August 19th, an officer with the Roodhouse Police was on duty observing traffic near the corner of North State and East North […]