Raoul, IRMA Team Up For Comprehensive Proposal To Combat Organized Retail Crime
By Benjamin Cox on February 9, 2022 at 2:38pm
Attorney General Kwame Raoul and the Illinois Retail Merchants Association have teamed up for a new proposal to fight organized retail crime. Rauol is pushing legislation that would give prosecutors more power to go after crime rings and allow the Attorney General’s Office to convene a statewide grand jury: “By improving the ability of the […]
IL Farm Bureau To Hold Own Informational Meetings About Heartland Greenway Project
By Benjamin Cox on February 9, 2022 at 2:10pm
The Illinois Farm Bureau is working hard to keep its members informed about the carbon capture pipeline called Heartland Greenway coming to Central Illinois in the next few years. Preliminary designs show the Heartland Greenway pipeline entering Illinois near western Hancock County then traveling north and east through Adams, Brown, Christian, Fulton, Henry, Knox, McDonough, […]
Winchester Working on Delinquent Utility Accounts
By Benjamin Cox on February 9, 2022 at 1:51pm
The City of Winchester is clamping down on delinquent utility bills. The city has been reviewing budget billing practices over the last month after it was revealed at the January business meeting that several people weren’t keeping up with payments. The city installed a 3% extra charge last year to help residents catch up from […]
Sparks Fly Following Game at The Bowl Tuesday Night
By Jeremy Coumbes on February 9, 2022 at 1:42pm
Three people were arrested and another was cited after a fight at the Bowl last night following the Jacksonville High School basketball game. Jacksonville Police were called to the Bowl at approximately 8:30 last night. Upon arrival, police witnessed a fight and proceeded to break it up between the parties. Police arrested 18-year-old Desmaria L. […]
Davis Backs Postal Service Reform Bill; Miller & LaHood Vote No
By Benjamin Cox on February 9, 2022 at 1:33pm
13th District Congressman Rodney Davis spoke on the House floor yesterday in support of United States Postal Service reforms that are receiving bipartisan support. House Resolution 3076 known as the Postal Service Reform Act is slated to make the postal service financially viable by 2030 and expand services and renew reliability. Davis told Congress from […]
Morgan County Ends Drive-Thru Covid Testing
By Jeremy Coumbes on February 9, 2022 at 1:03pm
The access to Covid-19 testing in Morgan County is changing. The Morgan County Health Department has announced that Covid testing has ended at the Jacksonville Memorial Hospital drive-thru lab. According to the announcement, the closure is due to a lack of demand for testing at the site. Morgan County Health officials say anyone who is […]
Indoor Mask Mandate Could be lifted Soon
By Jeremy Coumbes on February 9, 2022 at 10:49am
Illinoisans may soon know when they can take their masks off again. Multiple news outlets are reporting that Governor J.B. Pritzker will announce today that he will be dropping the state’s indoor mask mandate soon. It is anticipated that the mandate will be dropped by month’s end for all indoor locations in the state, except […]
Appellate Court Suspends TRO On Judicial Subcircuits Ruling
By Benjamin Cox on February 8, 2022 at 5:43pm
A temporary restraining order on the state’s judicial subcircuits taking effect was suspended yesterday by the Fourth District Appellate Court. Madison County State’s Attorney Thomas Haine filed for the TRO in Springfield late last month. Sangamon County Judge Ryan Cadigan granted the TRO. Haine expressed his disappointment in a press release yesterday, but did find […]
HFS Division of Child Support Services Holding Town Hall Meetings on Review of Child Support Guidelines
By Benjamin Cox on February 8, 2022 at 5:41pm
The Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services is launching a series of virtual town hall meetings to engage with community members across the state to gather input as the state prepares for its regular review of Illinois child support guidelines. The virtual town hall meetings will be held on Wednesday evenings beginning on Feb. […]
Pritzker Says TRO on School Mask Mandate is ‘Chaos’
By Benjamin Cox on February 8, 2022 at 1:16pm
Governor J.B. Pritzker says the state is moving quickly to get a recent temporary restraining order against his mask mandate in schools overturned. Pritzker said yesterday that the Friday ruling by Sangamon County Judge Raylene Grischow is out of step with public health guidance and is causing chaos for schools: “Judge Raylene Grischow’s ruling is […]