Abingdon-Avon School District extended Coronavirus Response Act benefits, prepping for construction
With the end of the COVID-19 pandemic insight thanks to the mass vaccination effort underway, the school board for Abingdon-Avon has extended the Continuation of Family First Coronavirus Response Act for staff members in the district.
Dr. Martin Luther King Day Of Service & Leadership
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated nationally on Monday and there will be local events as well. Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church is hosting the “MLK Day of Service” outside the church. Reverend James Hailey
Peck, Joan E.
Joan “Jo” Elizabeth Peck, 96, of Galesburg, died at 1:43 p.m. Tuesday, January 12, 2021, at her assisted living home in Galesburg.
Chicago teachers punished as classroom no-shows protest
CHICAGO (AP) – Chicago teachers punished for refusing to show up for the start of in-person classes over COVID-19 concerns have demonstrated outside the home of the school board president.
Illinois replaces longest-serving legislative leader in US
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois House has elected its first Black speaker to replace the longest-serving legislative leader in modern U.S. history.
Chicago area priest charged in fatal hit-and-run has died
CHICAGO (AP) – A retired suburban Chicago priest charged in the 2019 death of a woman after he allegedly struck her with his car as she walked from a holiday party has died.