Jacksonville Woman Indicted on Federal Drug Charges
By Benjamin Cox on October 14, 2022 at 1:10pm
A Morgan County woman has been indicted on federal drug charges. 58 year old Tonja L. Day of the 800 block of Routt Street in Jacksonville was indicted by a federal grand jury on September 7th for possession with intent to deliver 50 grams or more of methamphetamine on July 25th, according to federal charging […]
Virginia Hires New Police Chief
By Benjamin Cox on October 14, 2022 at 10:08am
The City of Virginia has hired a new chief of police. Virginia has been without a police chief since April when Mayor Randy McClure terminated Daniel W. Smith. The city has hired Eric Shumate, former Chief of Police in Thomasboro, a small town in northern Champaign County. Shumate will be the city’s four chief of […]
Heyen Resigns From Lewis & Clark Board After Hot Mic Incident During September Meeting
By Benjamin Cox on October 14, 2022 at 10:00am
Lewis & Clark Community College will be replacing one of its board members after some controversial comments on social media and at a public meeting forced them to resign. Lewis & Clark Board Chairman David Heyen resigned this week at the board’s monthly business meeting Tuesday night. Heyen has been under intense scrutiny dating back […]
BREAKING: Illinois AT&T Enters Deferred Prosecution Agreement In Madigan Bribery Scheme
By Benjamin Cox on October 14, 2022 at 9:47am
AT&T Illinois has agreed to pay a $23 million fine for trying to illegally sway former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. Former AT&T Illinois President, 65 year old Paul La Schiazza, now faces charges for conspiring to influence Madigan. Madigan and longtime associate Michael McClain now face an additional conspiracy count alleging the corrupt scheme […]
Incorrect Schuyler County Ballots Raise Ire of Salvi Senate Campaign, ILGOP
By Benjamin Cox on October 13, 2022 at 6:35pm
A ballot issue in Schuyler County raised the ire of the Illinois Republican Party last night. The Schuyler County Clerk’s Office was notified yesterday that they had printed an incorrect person’s name as the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate challenging Democrat incumbent Tammy Duckworth. Rather than having Kathy Salvi’s name printed as the candidate, Salvi’s […]
Jacksonville West End Power Outage Due to Heavy Tree Limb Falling, Catching Fire
By Benjamin Cox on October 13, 2022 at 6:12pm
UPDATE 6:52PM OCT 13: Ameren says approximately 1,200 customers have had service restored to their residence. The estimated return to service for the remaining 460 customers is expected to be 7:30PM. The west side of Jacksonville dealt with a major power outage this afternoon due to strong winds downing a tree limb that caught fire […]
Cass County Board Approves Sixth Solar Project
By Benjamin Cox on October 13, 2022 at 3:40pm
The Cass County Board approved its 6th permit for a solar farm in the county within the past two years. This final project is for a community solar garden in the Beardstown area that is the fifth project overseen by U.S. Solar Corporation, who has administrated 4 projects in Beardstown and one in the Virginia […]
Jacksonville City Council Approves Single License Proposal For Residential Waste Hauler With GFL
By Benjamin Cox on October 13, 2022 at 3:26pm
Some Jacksonville residential trash customers will see relief on their trash bill at the start of next year. On Tuesday, the Jacksonville City Council unanimously approved a proposal from Canada-based waste management company GFL Environmental. City Clerk Skip Bradshaw says that the bidding process was waived because the city only received two proposals: “We received […]
Winchester Woman Indicted By Grand Jury In Crash That Killed Toddler
By Benjamin Cox on October 13, 2022 at 3:06pm
A Winchester woman has been indicted by a grand jury on charges related to a crash that killed a toddler in Scott County in May. 27 year old Makayla D. Brown was indicted on Tuesday for aggravated usage of a communication device in the operation of a motor vehicle resulting in injury or death, a […]
Blessing Health Systems Eliminates 150 Jobs
By Benjamin Cox on October 13, 2022 at 3:03pm
Blessing Health System eliminated about 150 positions on Tuesday. WGEM in Quincy reports that they obtained an email sent to Blessing employees on behalf of CEO Maureen Kahn announcing the move. The email says that approximately 88 of the 150 positions were vacant and will remain unfilled across the system. For the remaining positions, the […]