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Illinois Unemployment Ticks Up In March
Illinois' unemployment rate jumped a bit last month. New numbers from the state that came out yesterday show the jobless rate is now four-point-four-percent. It was four-point-three-percent back in Fe...
Apr 19, 2019
Investigators Focus On Electrical Short-Circuit As Likely Cause Of Notre Dame Fire
(Paris) -- Investigators are saying it could take weeks to determine what caused the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral, but it appears an electrical short-circuit might be to blame. They haven't ruled anyt...
Apr 18, 2019
A Portion of 7th Street to be Temporarily Closed in Charleston Starting Monday
According to the City of Charleston, 7th Street will be closed from Monroe north to the alley from Monday, April 22nd to Thursday, April 25th for construction. Please choose an alternate route during ...
Apr 18, 2019
First Neighbor Bank, Greenup Branch, Back Open
Update: Friday, April 19th First Neighbor Bank's Greenup facility is now open. However, the phones are still not working. They're working on getting that fixed. The branch was forced to close after a ...
Apr 18, 2019
Illinois schools receiving 5,000 trees from IDOT
SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois Department of Transportation is once again distributing 5,000 seedlings to schools throughout the state this week in cooperation with Living Lands & Waters in honor of E...
Apr 18, 2019
Some Lawmakers Uncertain Cannabis Bill Will Pass The Session
Governor J.B. Pritzker wants cannabis legalized during this legislative session, but some lawmakers are uncertain it will happen. State Senator Dave Syverson of Rockford says too many dynamics of the ...
Apr 18, 2019
Paris Community Hospital Named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the Nation
Paris Community Hospital, a service of Horizon Health, has been named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the nation by The Chartis Center for Rural Health. PCH is one of only two critical access ho...
Apr 18, 2019
Researchers Use Gene Therapy To Cure Bubble Boy Disease
(Memphis, TN) -- Researchers at St. Jude's Children's Hospital in Memphis are using gene therapy to cure babies born with so-called bubble boy disease. The disease prevents babies from developing immu...
Apr 18, 2019
Embarras Volunteer Stewards to Host Conservation Day this Saturday
The Embarras Volunteer Stewards will have conservation day this Saturday, April 20th, starting at 9:00 a.m. They'll be clearing invasive plants off the island near the spillway at Lake Charleston. If ...
Apr 18, 2019
State Police Director: Distracted Driving Becoming More Deadly
Illinois' top trooper is blaming distracted driving for more and more deadly crashes. State Police Director Brendan Kelly says whether people are texting or watching a movie on their phones, more peop...
Apr 18, 2019
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