Dec 23rd is Scott’s Law Day in Illinois, ISP Reminding Motorists of Move Over Law
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 23, 2021 at 12:22pm
Today is Scott’s Law Day and the Illinois State Police are reminding motorists of the requirements of the state’s Move Over Law. The Move Over Law known commonly as Scott’s Law was enacted in 2002 in memory of Lt. Scott Gillen of the Chicago Fire Department who was struck and killed on Dec. 23, 2000, […]
Red Kettle Campaign Still Sizeably Short of Goal with Just Over One Day Left
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 23, 2021 at 12:12pm
The Jacksonville Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign is coming down to the wire, and still has a long way to go to meet its goal for this season. The Red Kettle campaign has reached $115,218 to date but is still short of its fundraising goal of $138,000 by $22,782 as Christmas nears. Captain of the […]
Lair Building Torn Down, Final Clean Up Work Wrapping Up
By Benjamin Cox on December 23, 2021 at 9:33am
The Lair Building has been torn down and work has begun to reopen North West Street next to the courthouse. City of Jacksonville Director of Community Development Brian Nyberg told What’s On Your Mind last week that there is small projects remaining on the adjacent buildings before further work can be completed: “The good news […]
Beard: Farm Equipment Deliveries Delayed, Prices Up
By Benjamin Cox on December 23, 2021 at 9:19am
Farmers in Illinois are going to have to wait to get new farm equipment. Jerry Beard of Beard Implement Company in Arenzville recently told The Center Square that farmers in the area are going to have to pay top dollar for new equipment and wait until 2023 to get it. Starting earlier this year, wait […]
US Census Bureau: IL Continues to Purge Population
By Benjamin Cox on December 23, 2021 at 9:16am
Illinois continues to purge its population. In new estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday, Illinois’ population was just over 12.6 million people as of July 1st. That’s down nearly a full percentage point or just over 113,000 people since the official 2020 census. According to the Census Bureau, several factors contributed to […]
Two-Vehicle Accident Sends One to Hospital Wednesday
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 23, 2021 at 8:56am
One person was seriously injured in a two-vehicle accident at a busy Jacksonville intersection yesterday afternoon. Jacksonville Police, Fire Department, and LifeStar EMS responded to a call of a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of West Morton Avenue and Lincoln Avenue at 3:35 yesterday afternoon. According to a police report, a vehicle driven by 51-year-old […]
IEA Shares Video Blasting Rauner, Koch Bros., DeVore as “Divisive” and Anti-Union
By Benjamin Cox on December 22, 2021 at 2:30pm
A state teacher’s union is putting some well-known conservative think-tanks, politicians, and lawyer on blast for what they believe is an open attack on public education in Illinois. A video posted by the Illinois Education Association accuses anti-union groups of using dark money to create division in the state and to attack public schools. The […]
Brown County Man Heading to Prison on Child Pornography Possession Charges
By Benjamin Cox on December 22, 2021 at 2:05pm
A Versailles man is headed to prison on child pornography charges. 57 year old David L. Floyd of Versailles was arrested by Brown County Sheriff’s Deputies on September 4th on child pornography possession charges. In criminal information filed against Floyd by the Brown County State’s Attorney’s Office on September 8th, three counts of possession of […]
IDPH Taking Over New Case and Contact Tracing Data Handling from Local Health Departments
By Jeremy Coumbes on December 22, 2021 at 2:05pm
County Health Departments are getting a hand from the state in COVID case processing starting next week. With the continuing surge of new cases happening across the country just ahead of the holidays, the Illinois Department of Public Health is getting ready to roll out a new way of collecting and disseminating COVID data to […]
Three Arrested in Griggsville-Perry Area For Meth-Related Charges
By Benjamin Cox on December 22, 2021 at 2:02pm
The Pike County Sheriff’s Office and the West Central Illinois Drug Task Force arrested 3 individuals on Monday on methamphetamine-related charges. At 8:11PM on Monday the Pike County Sheriff’s Department conducted a traffic stop in the 300 block of West Quincy Street in Griggsville. Subsequent to an investigation of the occupants of the vehicle, the […]