Pritzker Celebrates, GOP Slams Passage of SB2803 That Pays Down State Unemployment Insurance Fund
By Benjamin Cox on March 25, 2022 at 9:01am
Governor J.B. Pritzker and state Democrats are celebrating passage of legislation that designates funds to pay down the state’s deficit in the unemployment insurance trust fund. State Republicans say that the legislation will eventually lead to a tax on businesses and the elimination of a safety net to the state’s unemployed. The legislation places $2.7 […]
Area First Responders Community Mourn Passing of Hickox, Schafer
By Benjamin Cox on March 25, 2022 at 8:35am
Area first responders are mourning the loss of two pillars of their community this week. The South Jacksonville Fire Department announced the passing of retired South Jacksonville Fire Chief David Hickox. Hickox was a firefighter, paramedic and mentor in the South Jacksonville community with over 30 years of service. Hickox retired as Fire Chief in […]
Texas Man Found Guilty In Federal Court From South Jacksonville Pot Bust from 2017
By Benjamin Cox on March 25, 2022 at 5:36am
Federal court returned a guilty verdict on a Houston, Texas man on Wednesday busted for a half ton of marijuana in South Jacksonville over four years ago. 25 year old Muhammad Usama was found guilty by a jury for knowingly possessing 100 kilograms or more of a mixture and substance containing marijuana, a Schedule I […]
North End Jacksonville Vacant Home Hit By Arson
By Benjamin Cox on March 25, 2022 at 5:33am
The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal was investigating an arson incident in Jacksonville’s north end from yesterday morning. An initial call was placed at 3:56AM yesterday for a structure fire at 603 North Fayette Street in Jacksonville. Upon arrival, Jacksonville Fire officials spoke with Jacksonville Police and found that the structure was unoccupied. […]
JMS Educator Holaway Named to LLCC Board to Replace the Retiring Findley
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 24, 2022 at 5:45pm
A Jacksonville educator is the newest member of the Lincoln Land Community College Board of Directors following the retirement of another long-serving Jacksonville resident. The Lincoln Land Community College Board of Trustees welcomed new member Mark Holaway of Jacksonville at its March meeting last night. Holaway is a 6th-grade social studies teacher at Jacksonville Middle […]
Davis Co-Sponsors Bill To Uphold Parental Notifications on Abortions When Minors Cross State Lines to Receive Abortions
By Benjamin Cox on March 24, 2022 at 1:58pm
13th District Congressman Rodney Davis wants the federal government to help uphold parental notification of abortions when a minor child crosses state lines to get one. Davis wants a federal law in place if the minor goes across state lines to receive an abortion he wants to uphold the minor’s home state’s law of parental […]
Trial for Mt. Sterling Prison Guards Set to Start Next Week
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 24, 2022 at 10:24am
The trial for a pair of former prison guards accused of beating an inmate to death is set to begin. The jury trial of 29-year-old Alex Banta of Quincy and 52-year-old Todd Scheffler of Mendon is now set to begin on Monday in Springfield. Both men were prison guards at the Western Illinois Correctional Center […]
Service Restored to Menard County 911 Center
By Jeremy Coumbes on March 23, 2022 at 3:04pm
Service has been restored to the Menard County 911 dispatch center. The Menard County Sheriff’s Office reported last night at 6 PM that AT&T services in Petersburg and other areas throughout the county were experiencing outages last night. AT&T Service was restored to the county around 5:15 this morning. The Menard County Sheriff’s Office says […]
JBS In Beardstown Found In Compliance With Animal Treatment
By Benjamin Cox on March 23, 2022 at 7:54am
JBS USA in Beardstown is in compliance with handling of animals. The Cass County Star Gazette reports that the Beardstown pork producer took immediate steps to correct the mishandling of animals at their facility according to a report they received from the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. According to […]
Menard County Has AT&T Services Go Down, Dispatch Administrative Lines Still Down This Morning
By Benjamin Cox on March 23, 2022 at 7:16am
Residents of Menard County are dealing with telecommunications problems this morning. The Menard County Sheriff’s Office reported last night at 6PM that AT&T services in Petersburg and other areas throughout the county were experiencing outages last night. AT&T Service was restored to the county around 5:15 this morning. The Menard County Sheriff’s Office says the […]