Rauner Promotes Adjutant General, Names His Assistant
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner has promoted National Guard Adjutant General Richard J. Hayes Jr. to major general and appointed Brig. Gen. Michael Zerbonia to the guard’s assistant adjutant general post.
Douglas County Businessman Admits to Income-Tax Evasion
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Douglas County businessman has admitted putting his business under an employee’s name to avoid paying income taxes.
New U of Illinois Band Director Plans To Stay Awhile
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The new band director at the University of Illinois says he hopes to provide stability that has been lacking in recent years.
Nursing-Home Residents’ Names Used in Alleged Chicago Fraud
CHICAGO (AP) — A 28-year-old Chicago woman faces multiple charges for allegedly seeking federal tax refunds by using, in some cases, the personal information of nursing-home residents without their knowledge.
Chicago Botanic Garden Awaits Bloom of Stinky Corpse Flower
GLENCOE, Ill. (AP) — Visitors to the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Illinois, hope to witness a rare event this week: the foul-smelling blossoming of a rainforest plant known as the corpse flower.
Illinois House Returns, Takes Up Child Care Legislation
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House arrives in Springfield following a round of political rallies last week which attempted to buoy spirits in a continuing dispute over approval of a state budget.
Rauner Removes Medicaid Coverage From Heroin-Overdose Bill
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner has returned legislation to the General Assembly that attempts to curtail heroin overdoses, fearing a burdensome cost to the state.
Blagojevich Resentencing Can Proceed After Stay Refused
CHICAGO (AP) — A federal court has denied a request by imprisoned former Gov. Rod Blagojevich to delay his resentencing while he asks the U.S. Supreme Court to hear his case.
Knox, Warren and Henderson Counties Awarded $2.2 Million for Head Start Programs
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos announced that a $2.2 Million grant was awarded to Knox, Warren, and Henderson Counties for Head Start Programs.
Man Arrested for Stealing and Selling to Area Antique Shops
A man suspected of stealing items from antique shops in Galesburg and passing them off as his own, then selling them to different antique shops, has been arrested.