Locust Street Resource Center Comes to Downtown Jacksonville
By Benjamin Cox on August 31, 2023 at 4:35am
A Macoupin County-based mental health facility is taking over a closed facility on the Jacksonville square. Locust Street Resource Center announced on Monday that it will be opening a new office at 60 East Central Park Plaza, the former home of the Community Hope & Recovery Center. Community Hope & Recovery announced in March that […]
No Injures in Residential Basement Fire Wednesday Afternoon
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 30, 2023 at 3:30pm
No one was injured when a fire broke out in the basement of a Jacksonville home this afternoon. Jacksonville Fire Department crews were called to a report of smoke coming from a house located at 421 West College Avenue just after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday. Jacksonville Fire Department Captain Matt Summers says the crews were actually […]
Murrayville Man Sentenced to 9 Years in IDOC
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 30, 2023 at 12:03pm
A Murrayville man is headed to prison after pleading guilty in Morgan County court Tuesday. 33-year-old Paul D. Gray of the 200 block of McDonald Street in Murrayville was charged in Morgan County Circuit Court with one count of class 2 felony burglary and class 3 felony theft stemming from an arrest on October 27th […]
Council Approves Water Department Fee Increases
By Jeremy Coumbes on August 30, 2023 at 10:36am
A few fees in the Jacksonville Water Department will be increasing soon, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have sticker shock on a future water bill. The Jacksonville City Council approved the increases during their regular meeting Monday night. The fee increases are not part of the monthly service rate or costs but instead are isolated […]
Area Libraries, John Wood, & LLCC Receive Portion of $27 Million Grants from SoS Office
By Benjamin Cox on August 30, 2023 at 8:48am
Secretary of State and the state’s Chief Librarian Alex Giannoulias announced $27 million in grants to libraries and institutions across the state for services and literacy efforts. $21.4 million has been designated for library services grants, while over $5.7 million in adult literacy grants for local literacy programs has been allocated. Giannoulias awarded the grants […]
Budzinski Announces Ag Research Funding Increase Bill at U of I Roundtable
By Benjamin Cox on August 30, 2023 at 8:38am
13th District Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski has announced legislation that would increase funding for the first time in several decades in the agricultural research sector. Budzinski announced the America Grows Act at a round table at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with the Farm Journal Foundation on Monday. The America Grows Act would require a five […]
LaHood Affordable Housing Tax Credit Bill Receiving Widespread Bipartisan Support
By Benjamin Cox on August 30, 2023 at 8:36am
16th District Congressman Darin LaHood announced Monday that his bipartisan Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2023, has received the support of over one-third of the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation, which would support the construction of nearly two million new affordable homes over the next decade, surpassed 150 cosponsors earlier this month, with […]
IL Congressional Delegation Seeking Presidential Disaster Declaration for 27 Central IL Counties for June 29 Derecho Recovery
By Benjamin Cox on August 30, 2023 at 8:34am
Illinois Senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin are leading the charge in urging the Biden Administration to grant a federal disaster declaration following the severe summer weather. Between ongoing drought and the June 29th derecho, the region has been rocked by the weather this summer. In a letter sent yesterday signed by the entire Illinois […]
City of Jacksonville/Two Rivers Land Bank Seeking Partnership with Local Realtors
By Benjamin Cox on August 30, 2023 at 8:33am
The Jacksonville City Planning Office is seeking real estate agents in the area to help with sale of properties. City Planner Brian Nyberg has posted a Request for Qualifications on behalf of the Two Rivers Land Bank in Jacksonville. The land bank takes over vacant, tax delinquent, distressed, and abandoned properties in effort to revitalize […]
Sangamon Co. Sheriff Looking For Individuals In Connection To July Scrap Metal Thefts at State Fairgrounds in Springfield
By Benjamin Cox on August 30, 2023 at 8:25am
The Sangamon County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help in locating two men in connection to copper thefts that took place on the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield last month. Last month, the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office received numerous reports of burglaries and thefts occurring at the Illinois State Fairgrounds. Personnel with the Illinois […]