One-Man Play Leads Welles Celebration in Illinois Town
WOODSTOCK, Ill. (AP) — A one-man play is among the events this month in Woodstock to mark what would have bene the 100th birthday of Orson Welles.
Forest City Queen Riverboat Has New Look in Rockford
ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — A Rock River pleasure cruiser has a new look this year.
Bloomington’s Miller Park Zoo Welcomes 2 New Harbor Seals
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — The lone seal at Bloomington’s Miller Park Zoo now has company.
Buddy Guy: King ‘Greatest Guitar Player That Ever Lived’
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago blues musician Buddy Guy says he hopes all guitar players remember B.B. King as “the greatest guitar player that ever lived.”
EPA: Pekin Company To Stop Selling Unapproved Refrigerants
PEKIN, Ill. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says a Pekin, Illinois company will pay a $300,000 fine for selling unapproved refrigerants and will stop marketing the product.
Illinois Road Program Not Enough To Keep Highways Acceptable
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois transportation officials have announced an $8.4 billion, six-year program to improve roads and bridges.
Man Charged For Firing Gun Aboard Megabus
DES PLAINES, Ill. (AP) — Illinois State Police say charges have been filed against a man who authorities say fired a gun on a Minneapolis-bound Megabus shortly after it left Chicago.
Oak Forest Man Convicted Of Killing 3 Sentenced To Prison
MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago man has been sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole for setting a fire in 2007 that left his pregnant daughter, grandson and son-in-law dead.
Illinois House Democrats Vote Down Right-To-Work Measure
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Democrats in the Illinois House have voted down a plan similar to Gov. Bruce Rauner’s proposal to allow local governments to permit workers to opt out of unions.
Audit: $320K Went To Services For Dead People
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A report from the state auditor’s office has found more than $321,000 was paid for services to dead people through a program in the Illinois Department of Aging.
Judge Rejects Bid to Halt East St. Louis Landmark Demolition
BELLEVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A St. Clair County judge has denied a request by the owner of a historic but deteriorating East St. Louis building for a temporary restraining order seeking to halt its demolition by the
Illinois Road, Bridge Maintenance Funding Looks Bleak
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois’ investment in maintaining roads and bridges drops dramatically in the coming year under a plan Gov. Bruce Rauner’s administration released Thursday.
Alton Police Chief’s Job in Jeopardy Over Inmate Treatment
ALTON, Ill. (AP) — Surveillance video showing an Alton police officer pepper spraying two handcuffed teen inmates could cost the southwestern Illinois town’s police chief his job.
Rauner says No ‘Clear Roadmap’ on Pension Reform
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says there’s no “clear roadmap” for a solution to the state’s pension crisis after the Illinois Supreme Court struck down 2013 overhaul legislation last week.
Lake Bracken Country Club Begins Reunion Celebration Tonight
The Lake Bracken Country Club will host a celebration of it’s history this weekend.
District 205 To Begin Curriculum Committee Meetings
At the District 205 School Board Meeting this week, two board members were appointed to the newly formed Curriculum Committee.